Machine generated contents note: 1.Isolating the Subject -- Using Lenses -- Eliminating Clutter -- Removing Distractions in Post-Processing -- 2.Composing the Picture -- Format: Horizontal or Vertical? -- Framing: Cropping -- Framing: Where to Place the Subject -- Symmetry vs. Asymmetry -- Subject in Center -- The Golden Mean -- Using Live View -- 3.Defining Your Perspective -- Scale: How Large Should the Subject Be? -- Understanding Sensor Size and Focal Length -- Getting Close with a Telephoto Lens -- Getting Close with a Wide-angle Lens -- Compressing Spatial Relationships: Telephoto Lenses -- Expanding Spatial Relationships: Wide-angle Lenses -- Changing Camera Angle to Improve Composition -- 4.The Power of Color -- Choosing an In-Camera Color Space -- Primary Colors -- Portfolio of Complementary Colors -- Portfolio of Related or Harmonious Colors -- Portfolio of Pastel Colors -- Uniformity of Color -- The Power of No Color -- Converting Color Images into Black and White

Note continued: 5.The Elements of Design -- The Power of Line -- Horizon Placement and How It Affects Depth -- Placing the Horizon Off Center -- No Horizon: Aerial Perspective -- Receding Lines and Shapes -- Using Line to Create Depth -- Using Diagonals to Create Dynamic Visual Interest -- A Portfolio of Lines -- Patterns -- Texture -- Composite Panoramas -- Making Composite Panoramas -- 6.Reading the Light -- Quality of Light: Time of Day -- Understanding Color Temperature -- Direct Sun vs. Overcast Light -- Overcast Light -- Direction of Light -- Frontlighting -- Sidelighting -- Backlighting -- Reflected Light -- Spotlighting -- Low-Contrast vs. High-Contrast Lighting -- Finding the 18 Percent Gray -- Expose to the Right -- 7.Creative Options -- Using Shutter Speed to Isolate the Subject -- Shutter Speed: Still Camera with Moving Subject -- Shutter Speed: Panning Camera with Moving Subject -- Shutter Speed: Stopping the Action -- Understanding ISO

Note continued: Using Slow Shutter Speeds to Capture Unusual Events -- Depth of Field: Stopping Down to Improve Composition -- Depth of Field: Opening Up to Improve Composition -- Avoiding Heat Buildup -- Graduated Neutral Density (ND) Filters -- High Dynamic Range (HDR) Imaging -- Polarizing Filters -- Using Filters in Digital Photography -- Adding Controlled Lighting: Flash and Fill-Flash -- 8.In the Field with Art Wolfe -- What's in My Camera Bag -- Animals: Human Interest -- Animals: Getting Close -- Capturing the Decisive Moment -- Making the Most of Atmospheric Conditions -- Working the Image -- Tripod or No Tripod? -- Adding Location Information to Your Photos -- 9.An Editor's View -- Telling a Story Visually -- Photography's New World -- 10.Tim's Top Tips for Digital Photographers -- Shoot RAW vs. JPEG -- Expose to the Right -- Use the Lowest ISO Possible -- Work in 16-Bit Depth -- Take Control of Your Black-and-White Images -- Edit in a Nondestructive Way -- Back Up, Back Up, Back Up.