Short Course in Digital Photography, A (2nd Edition)

Barbara London and Jim Stone join forces to provide students with a helpful resource in their textbook Short Course in Digital Photography, A (2nd Edition), ISBN 9780205066421. Modeled after the popular Short Course in Photography, this book provides students with the foundational principles of photography as well as the impact that computers have made on this medium. A variety of topics are covered including how to transfer pictures to a computer, how to organize them on the computer and ensure they don't get lost, and how to best utilize computer software to increase the quality of pictures. The leading expert behind this writing duo is that of Jim Stone. During his course of study in engineering at MIT, Jim Stone directed his focus toward photography. He has made quite a name for himself in the art world with photographs exhibited and published internationally as well as collected by the Museum of Modern Arts, Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Los Angeles County of Art. Stone is also a renowned writer with six of his books, A User's Guide to the View Camera, Darkroom Dynamics, A Short Course in Photography and A Short Course in Digital Photography, Photography 10th Edition, and Photography: The Essential Way are in wide and continued use for university-level courses. Barbara London and Jim Stone artfully organize the concepts of Short Course in Digital Photography, A (2nd Edition) across 11 concise chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the reader to the 'Camera' followed by specifics on the 'Lens.' Chapter 3 provides tips on 'Exposure' while chapter 4 investigates 'Image Capture.' 'Your Editing Workspace and Tools' is the topic of choice in chapter 5 followed by 'Image Editing' presented in chapter 6 and 'Printing' discussed in chapter 7. Chapter 8 delves into 'Organizing and Storing Your Work' while chapter 9 provides strategies for 'Print Finishing and Display.' The book is concluded with chapter 10 devoted to 'Lighting' and the final chapter, 'Seeing Like a Camera' in chapter 11.