Michael Langford's 35Mm Handbook

Here, fully revised and updated to focus on the shift to fully automated cameras, is the best basic handbook of 35mm photography. Compact, complete, color-keyed for easy reference, it is packed with essential information and data-plus dozens of hints for solving photographic problems and improving the pictures you take. Partial Contents Cameras Cameras and SLRs * Camera handling and basic care * Focusing * Aperture * Depth of field Film How films differ * Black-and-white * Color * Choosing film * Fault-finding * Care and storage Solving Picture Problems Filling the frame * Foregrounds and backgrounds * Isolating the main subject * Bad weather * Distant subjects * Getting accurate colors * Hot and cold climates * Shadows * Reflections Special Projects Portraits * Children * Animals * Special events * Sports * Landscapes * Nature * Architecture * Nudes * Still life Flash Equipment * Calculating exposure * Faults * Flash and daylight * Studio flash Accessories Lenses * Zooms * Filters * Tripods * Cable releases * Viewing devices * Camera bags Special Effects Sandwiching * Special filters * Time exposure * De-focus * Infrared * Multiple exposures Reference Charts Film types * Depth-of-field tables * Filter factors * Enlargement ratios.Langford, Michael J. is the author of 'Michael Langford's 35Mm Handbook' with ISBN 9780679746348 and ISBN 067974634X.