The Complete Portrait Manual
By Jideon Francisco Marques
Length2h 44m
About this audiobook
MEET YOUR DSLR There are tons of camera types on the market today—from cheap point-and-shoots to mirrorless interchangeable-lens (ILC) models, from tiny action cams to the camera on your smartphone. But for many dedicated shooters, the obvious first choice in equipment is still a digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera. Why? First, DSLRs allow a shooter to frame pictures with precision fairly easily. Second, the sheer number of lens types available lets one camera perform many functions. Like any new piece of equipment, function and controls can take some getting used to. Here's an overview of the main controls, as well as a quick peak at what's going on inside the camera itself. MANUAL FOCUS RING Don't want your camera to decide where to focus? Turn this ring. Want to make fine manual focus adjustments while using autofocus? Again, turn this ring. ZOOM RING When your DSLR is fitted with a zoom lens, use this ring to adjust for desired focal length—and determine how close or far away a subject in your shot appears. IMAGE STABILIZATION SWITCH Located on your lens or the body of your camera, this switch kicks image stabilization on and off. This function allows you to get sharper images of static objects without a tripod or in lower light than might be possible without it. HOTSHOE While it sounds like a dated dance move, it's actually where you attach a flash or other accessory to your camera. A lot of times, DSLRs come with covers to shield the hotshoe when it's not in use. MODE DIAL Use this dial to pick a shooting mode. Cede control of exposure settings to the camera in fully automatic mode, be a control freak in fully manual, or try one of the many preset program modes. ISO BUTTON This button controls the light sensitivity of your camera's image sensor. If you're shooting in ultrabright light, use a low ISO (50–200), and increase ISO in lower light. FYI, the higher the ISO in use, the more noise—visual distortion, often in the form of grainy or blotchy appearance—your image may have. AUTOFOCUS BUTTON Press this button to tell your DSLR to pick which elements in your shot should appear the sharpest. VIEWFINDER Peek through the viewfinder to make choices about how to compose and frame your shot. Through it, you'll see a corrected (read: right side up) version of the image that reflects off your camera's reflex mirror. SHUTTER Essentially a mechanical curtain, the shutter serves as a movable barrier between a camera's image sensor and its lens. Open the shutter, and your camera's reflex mirror pivots up, allowing an image to hit the image sensor. PENTAPRISM Not unlike the brain's visual cortex—the part of your brain that converts images your eyes see as upside down—this pentagon-shape prism flips an image out of reverse before sending it the viewfinder's way. IMAGE SENSOR A device covered with pixels (light-sensitive cells), an image sensor measures the intensity and color of an image that has passed through the shutter. Last, the image sensor converts these measurements into digital form—ultimately capturing your shot. REFLEX MIRROR When an image enters a lens, it's upside down. The reflex mirror reflects that image through a focusing screen, in the direction of the pentaprism. LENS Detachable lenses change your camera's capabilities by narrowing or widening a circular opening—the size of which is called the aperture—to control the amount of light that enters. Light passes through the lens on its way to the reflex mirror.
Audiobook details
GenreOther
Length2 hrs 44 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 3, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1114 BLUR PLANES WITH A TILT-SHIFT LENS
59172 MAX OUT WITH FOUR LIGHTS
2115 GO LONG WITH A PANORAMA
60173 HIGHLIGHT TRESSES WITH A HAIR LIGHT
3116 PICK A PRIME OR A ZOOM
61174 INJECT COLOR WITH A GEL
4117 WARP A SELFIE WITH A WIDE-ANGLE LENS
62175 SPILL LIGHT ARTFULLY WITH A SNOOT
5118 GEAR UP FOR SELF-PORTRAITS
63176 HACK A KITCHEN LIGHT
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6119 SET UP A MIRROR FOR SELF-PORTRAITS
64177 MAKE IT RAIN LIGHT
7120 BLUR WITH BOKEH
65178 LIGHT A PORTRAIT WITH CAR HEADLIGHTS
8121 GO FOR TOTAL DEFOCUS
66179 SEND A KID ON A SPACEMAN ODYSSEY
9122 DEVELOP A FLAIR FOR FLARE
67180 ADD MOOD WITH FOG
10123 CREATE CATCHLIGHTS IN THE EYES
68181 RE-CREATE A MAGICAL CHILDHOOD SCENE
11124 LET THE EYES SAY IT ALL
69182 ROCK A PRAM CAM
12125 HARNESS SUNLIGHT WITH FOUND MODIFIERS
70183 PHOTOGRAPH NEWBORNS
13126 BACKLIGHT FOR A GOLD GLOW
71184 PICK CAMERA SETTINGS FOR KIDS
14127 TRACK THE SUN WITH AN APP
72185 JUMBLE ADS AND PEDESTRIANS
15128 GO WITH THE SUNNY 16 RULE
73186 TRACK FACES WITH AUTOFOCUS
16129 BOOST EYES WITH A REFLECTOR
74187 GEAR UP FOR PET SHOOTS
17130 DEAL WITH DAPPLED LIGHT
75188 SNAP A CAT
18131 WHITE OUT WITH AVEDON LIGHTING
76189 FREEZE THE CAT WALK
19132 KNOW YOUR LIGHTING RATIOS
77190 PAN WITH YOUR CAMERA FOR SPEEDY SUBJECTS
20133 MIMIC DUTCH MASTERS WITH WINDOW LIGHT
78191 CAPTURE SPORTS STARS IN PREP
21134 CAPTURE NIGHTLIFE WITH MIXED LIGHT
79192 FREEZE FAST ACTION WITH FLASH
22135 GO WITH BROAD OR SHORT LIGHTING
80193 JOSTLE THE PELOTON
23136 SHOOT IN RAVE LIGHT
81194 SMEAR MOTION WITH SHUTTER SPEED
24137 WORK IMAGE STABILIZATION
82195 GO FOR BACKWARD BLUR WITH TRAILING SYNC
25138 ROCK A CONCERT
83196 Capture edgy sports with Gritty Light
26139 MAXIMIZE AN ACCESSORY FLASH
84197 MAKE AN ATHLETE POP OFF THE FIELD
27140 UNDERSTAND FLASH FALLOFF
85198 GO LONG WITH A TELEPHOTO LENS
28141 WRAP AROUND WITH A RING LIGHT
86199 SKIP THE CHIMP
29142 MAKE YOUR OWN ADJUSTABLE SNOOT
87200 TAKE A COMPACT FOR A SWIM
30143 USE A BLACK MARBLE TO FIND CATCHLIGHTS
88201 OUTFIT YOUR DSLR FOR UNDERWATER USE
31144 RIG A FLASH GRID WITH CARDBOARD
89202 KEEP YOUR UNDERWATER HOUSING IN TOP SHAPE
32145 ASSEMBLE A DIY REFLECTOR
90203 CRAFT ARTISTIC UNDERWATER VIEWS
33146 DECODE REFLECTOR COLORS
91204 RIDE A WAVE WITH A SURFER
34147 SHOOT THROUGH A TRANSLUCENT UMBRELLA
92205 ILLUMINATE UNDERWATER PORTRAITS
35148 TRY A REFLECTIVE UMBRELLA
93206 SCALE GREAT HEIGHTS FOR A PORTRAIT OF A CLIMBER
36149 MAKE IT AN EVEN SPLIT
94207 DOCUMENT A WILD RIDE
37150 SUPERLOOP YOUR SUBJECT
95208 FAKE A RAINSTORM
38151 BLOW HAIR AROUND
96209 DIY A LENSHOOD
39152 FLATTER SKIN
97210 SHOOT STREET SCENES IN THE SNOW
40153 CRAFT A BROODING LOW-KEY PORTRAIT
98211 GEAR UP FOR THE BIG DAY
41154 GO BRIGHT WITH HIGH KEY
99212 SET UP A FASHION STUDIO
42155 DIFFUSE WITH A SOFTBOX
100213 SHOOT STREET STYLES
43156 ILLUMINATE WITH A BEAUTY DISH
101214 FIND NEW FACES AND FRESH FASHION
44157 LINE UP YOUR BEAUTY DISH
102215 CAPTURE THE CATWALK
45158 HACK TOGETHER A RING LIGHT
103216 GET RUNWAY READY
46159 MAKE A SALAD-BOWL BEAUTY DISH
104217 SHOOT BACKSTAGE AT A FASHION SHOW
47160 POWER LIGHTS WITH A CAR BATTERY
105218 TRY HOLLYWOOD’S “HORROR LIGHTING”
48161 TAKE REMBRANDT LIGHTING INTO THE FIELD
106219 RETOUCH WRINKLES, TEETH, AND EYES
49162 COMPLIMENT WITH A CLAMSHELL
107220 CONVERT PORTRAITS TO B&W
50163 GO HOLLYWOOD WITH PARAMOUNT LIGHTING
108221 HARNESS LIGHTROOM
51164 SET OFF A SILHOUETTE
109222 PIN YOUR EXPOSURES
52165 MAKE GHOSTLY EFFECTS
110223 EXPERIMENT WITH FILM
53166 CREATE DRAMA WITH A RIM LIGHT
111224 MAKE LO-FI PORTRAITS
54167 WAVE A BLACK FLAG
112225 TRY A LIGHT GUN FOR STROBOSCOPIC EFFECTS
55168 SET UP A PHOTO BOOTH
113226 LIGHTPAINT A PORTRAIT
56169 FOCUS LIGHT WITH A GRID
114227 SHOOT THROUGH A PRISM
57170 ADD ATMOSPHERE WITH A COOKIE
115228 DO A DOUBLE TAKE WITH MULTIPLE-EXPOSURE MODE
58171 AMP IT UP WITH THREE LIGHTS
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