Using Your Digital Camera Tutorial

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The Camera's LCD Monitors
Preview Monitor Settings
Settings Monitor Settings

Camera Focus
Automatic and Manual Focus Procedure - Step by Step

Depth-of-field
How to Control the Depth of Field
Using the Minimum Aperture

Shooting Modes
Program/Point and Shoot
The Aperture Priority Mode and Manual Mode
Shutter Priority Mode

Special Scene Modes
Backlight
Night
Action and Portrait

Lighting
Backlighting
When to Use Fill Flash
How to Use Flash as the Main Light Source
The Built in Flash
The External Flash (For Greater Control)
How to Use Multiple Light Sources
How to Use Lighting for 2d Objects

Composing the Picture
Simplify!
Emphasizing the Centre of Interest
Rule of Thirds
Geometry and Apparent Motion

Controlling Focus
The Depth of Field
Focusing For:
• Extreme Close Ups
• Location Portraits
• Scenic's
• Still Life's
• Architecture

Using the Built-in Light Meter
The Modes
How to use Your Camera as a Light Meter
When Should you Use Bracket

When to Use a Tripod
Consider Shutter Speed - Explanation
Keeping your Hands Free

When the Going Gets Tough
Fast Action
The Illusion of Fast Action
Shooting at Night and in Bad Whether

Things Only a Digital Camera Can Do
Panoramas
Best Shot Mode
Shooting a Sequence and Video

Managing Images
The Photoshop File Browser
How to Organise your Files
The Image Browser Function - Explained

Imaging Editing Tools
Image Editing Tools - Lesson 1
Image Editing Tools - Lesson 2
Image Editing Tools - Lesson 3
Image Editing Tools - Lesson 4
The Options Bars
Using The:
• Marquee Tool
• Crop Tool
• Move Tool
• Brush and Slice Tool
• Erasers
• Pattern Stamp
• Fill
• Navigation Tools
• Gradient Tool
• Path and Text Tool
• Colour Swatches
• Screen Modes
• Eyedropper Tool in Photoshop
Make Notes & Voice Annotations
How to Switch Between Normal and Quickmask Mode
Jump to ImageReady

Dialogs
Chapter Overview
Standard Components

Palettes
Explanation of Palettes
Making them Appear and Their Components.

Self Teaching Routines (Photoshop Elements Only)
Chapter Overview
Where are They and How to Use Them

Automating Photoshop
Chapter Overview
Actions in Photoshop - Lesson 1
Actions in Photoshop - Lesson 2
Here the Ready-Made Actions Are
Limitations
How to Create Your Own Actions - Lesson 1
How to Create Your Own Actions - Lesson 2
How to Create Your Own Actions - Lesson 3

Correcting Exposure
Chapter Overview
How to Use the Levels Command - Lesson 1
How to Use the Levels Command - Lesson 2
Changing Exposure - Lesson 1
Changing Exposure - Lesson 2
How to Make a High and Low Key Photo

Colour Balance Effects
Chapter Overview
Correcting the Colour Balance - Lesson 1
Correcting the Colour Balance - Lesson 2
How to Change the Mood of a Picture
A Tinted Picture
Tinting Using Blended Modes

Enhancing The Contrast
Chapter Overview
How to Use the Brightness/Contrast Dialog
How to Change Contrast in Only Part of the Image
Restoring Shadow Detail
Shadow Detail

Selecting and Protecting Specific Areas of the Photograph
Making Selections - Overview
Numerous Ways of Making Selections - Lesson 1
Numerous Ways of Making Selections - Lesson 2
Numerous Ways of Making Selections - Lesson 3
How to Feather a Selection
How to Modify the Shape of a Selection

How to make a Fictitious Photo
Chapter Overview
Choosing a Background then Moving a Picture Onto It
How to Match Exposure
Colour Balance and Lighting Direction
How to Group and Flatten Layers

Painting with Filters
Painting with Filters - Lesson 1
Painting with Filters - Lesson 2
Painting by Hand with Photoshop 7 (Brushes 1,2 and 3)