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Creative Digital Photography - The Evolution from 35 mm Film to High Definition Imaging and Beyond

By. Dr. Stephen D. Smith

Volume I

Photography History, Camera systems, lenses and lighting. Video, studio setup, post-processing, printing technology and display of images. Portraiture, children candids and pets are examined. Nature macrophotography, birds, insects are shown. Group events, night photography, and Christmastime are featured, along with aerial quadcopter imaging and Virtual Reali-ty.
Doing weddings start to finish and landscape photography are included.

Volume II

Horticulture, flowers and food/restaurant photography. The Arts, with painting, glass, music and sculpture are highlighted, along with architecture, realty/homes, and interior design. Dentistry and macro imaging, historic sites, and the archiving of collectibles are shown. A special section on sailing history and making museum quality ship models is featured.

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ISBN #978-1-4958-0960-6

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ISBN #978-1-4958-0959-0

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FOREWORD, TABLE OF CONTENTS, PREFACE, ABOUT THIS BOOK, & ABOUT THE AUTHOR.FOREWORD, TABLE OF CONTENTS, PREFACE, ABOUT THIS BOOK, & ABOUT THE AUTHOR.
CHAPTER 1: A BRIEF HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY: EARLY DAYS THROUGH THE PRESENT.
CHAPTER 2: STILL CAMERAS: 35 MM FILM TYPES AND THEIR EVOLUTION TO DIGITAL CAMERAS. COMPACT, POINT AND SHOOT, BRIDGE, WORKINGS OF THE DSLR, AND MIRRORLESS CAMERAS. MEDIUM FORMAT FILM AND DIGITAL CAMERAS.
CHAPTER 3: LENSES: FROM MACRO AND WIDE ANGLE TO ZOOM/TELEPHOTO. LIGHTING AND FLASHES, TRIPODS, AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT.
CHAPTER 4: VIDEO: FROM HIGH RESOLUTION TO 1080 P CAMCORDERS TO UHD ULTRA HIGH DEFINITION 4 K TELEVISION AND CAMERAS. VIRTUAL REALITY, AND AERIAL QUADCOPTER DRONE PHOTOGRAPHY.
CHAPTER 5: PRINTING TECHNOLOGY AND THE NEW METAL “WALL ART” ULTRA-LUMINESCENT DISPLAYS AND CANVAS IMPRINTS. NIGHT AND LOW EXPOSURE CANDLELIGHT IMAGES. EVENING CARNIVAL IMAGING.
CHAPTER 6: PORTRAITURE: FROM CANDIDS TO PROFESSIONAL STUDIO WORK TO COMPUTER PHOTO-ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMS FOR DIGITAL IMAGING.
CHAPTER 7: WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY, FROM START TO FINISH.
CHAPTER 8: CHILDREN, PETS, BIRDS, WILDLIFE AND MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY OF INSECTS.
CHAPTER 9: GROUP/FAMILY EVENTS, BIRTHDAYS, BABY SHOWERS, AND CHRISTMAS TIME.
CHAPTER 10: LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL, AND GPS GLOBA POSITIONING SATELLITE LOCATION RECORDING.
BIBLIOGRAPHY, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, PHOTO-ENDORSEMENTS, & EPILOGUE.

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ISBN #978-1-4958-0963-7

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ISBN #978-1-4958-0962-0

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FOREWORD, TABLE OF CONTENTS, PREFACE.
CHAPTER 11: HORTICULTURE, FLOWERS, A VISIT TO LONGWOOD GARDENS, AND FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY.
CHAPTER 12: THE ARTS, PASTEL PAINTING AND FINE ARTWORKS, ARCHIVING OF COLLECTIBLES, OLD PHOTOS, AND DOCUMENTS.
CHAPTER 13: ARCHITECTURE, HOMES, AND INTERIOR DECORATING.
CHAPTER 14: THE DENTAL OFFICE DESIGN, DENTISTRY, INTRA- ORAL PHOTOGRAPHY, AND MEDICAL IMAGING OF THE EYE.
CHAPTER 15: HISTORIC SITES: HAGLEY-DUPONT MUSEUM. VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL PARK.VETERANS WAR MEMORIAL OF DELAWARE COUNTY. VICTORIAN CAPE MAY, AMERICA’S OLDEST SEASHORE RESORT. OLD SWEDES’ CHURCH, PHILADELPHIA.
CONCLUDING SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION:
CHAPTER 16: A NAUTICAL TIMELINE, FROM 3,000 B.C TO THE PRESENT.
PERSONAL BACKGROUND INTERESTS FROM THE AUTHOR ON SAILBOATS.
THE PREPARATION AND MAKING OF DETAILED SAILING MODELS. SHIP MODELS PRESENTED WITH THEIR HISTORIES:
1930 GLOUCESTER FISHING SCHOONER “GERTRUDE L. THEBAUD”.
1797 54-GUN FRIGATE “S.S. CONSTITUTION”-“OLD IRONSIDES”.
1852 EXTREME CLIPPER SHIP “SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS”, WITH ORIGINAL SCALE.
NAVAL ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS AND PLANS.
1914 FIFE-DESIGNED CUTTER/YACHT “MOONBEAM IV”.
BIBLIOGRAPHY/REFERENCES, ABOUT THE AUTHOR, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, PHOTO-ENDORSEMENTS & EPILOGUE.

Dr. Stephen D. Smith practiced denistry for 42 years in Paoli, PA. He is Professor Emeritus at the PHiladelphia Colelge of Osteopathic Medicine. He has published scientific papers in dental and medical peer-reviewed journals, written an Atlas of Temporomandibular Orthopedics, and given lectures and photography clinics for dental/medical professional groups and public forums. His photography includes group and candid portraiture.

He is currently lecturing on Creative Digital Photography topics, featuring his book on this subject: “The Evolution from 35 mm Film to High Definition Imaging and Beyond“, copyright 2017. Dr. Smith has a 10 week university-based lecture series, one and two day courses, and an extensive portfolio shown on his website:

StephenDSmithPhotography.com