Comprehensive, up-to-date and inspiring - our standard work on digital photography in the 5th edition offers you the complete knowledge for your photographic practice: camera and lens technology, rules and principles of image composition, dealing with light and lighting, flash photography, techniques of focusing, filming, image editing and much more.With this book, you will develop a solid foundation for understanding digital photography and learn how to apply the technical and image composition principles in your daily photographic practice. Let the introduction of the major photographic genres and numerous practical tips inspire you on your own path in photography. Whether portrait, nature and landscape, macro, travel or street, whether beginner or advanced: this book is your indispensable companion, always at your side and providing new impulses for your photography!

From the contents:

Camera and lens
The technology behind the digital image
Assessing lens quality
Useful accessories
Focusing and autofocus
Depth of field and aperture
Light, exposure, ISO value
Flash technique, studio photography
Motifs, photo genres, image composition
Black and white photography
Video with DSLR and DSLM
Image editing

The trade press on the previous edition:

c't Digitale Fotografie: "Photography is not only design. There is a lot of technology behind a successful picture - as Christian Westphalen shows."

NaturFoto: "In-depth basic knowledge that is always up to date - Christian Westphalen fulfils these requirements perfectly.