Practical Artistry or Guide to Computer Forensics and Investigations Third Edition

Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers

Author: Harold Davis

You may be passionate about photography, and own a digital SLR with perhaps more advanced equipment as well. But do the photographs you take with this powerful equipment come out as well as you'd like? With this fascinating and beautifully illustrated book, you learn how to apply the techniques and principles of classic photography so you can make great images with today's digital equipment. Harold Davis, author and renowned fine art photographer, puts the focus in Practical Artistry on light and exposure, two crucial concepts you need to understand and master if you are to truly capture the images you see. Davis presents a generous number of his own images in each chapter, complete with technical information and an explanation of what he was trying to achieve. These striking photographs not only illustrate the lesson at hand, but also serve as inspiration for your own efforts. Browsing the photographs alone will tell you a lot. Topics covered in this book include: Camera, lenses, and equipment Understanding exposure and measuring light Relationship of aperture to shutter speed and ISO Working with depth of field Natural lighting, studio lighting, and the use of flash Light and color temperature Working with white balance Photographing at dawn or dusk Photography at night Capturing motion Telling a story with your image Capturing people, places, and things Setting up a digital workflow RAW processing and double RAW processing Adjusting exposure and reducing noise Black & white photography And much more Concise and to the point, Practical Artistry clearly demonstrates that photography, essentially, is writing with light, and that the type of images you produce depend on the manychoicesyou have for using that skill. Harold Davis gives you an array of choices in full living color.

Daniel Lombardo - Library Journal

Because the art and craft of photography have changed so radically in recent digital years, the holistic art of photography is in danger of being lost. Fine art photographer Davis, who considers today's photographer part traditional photographer and part digital artist, argues that a great photograph starts with the photographer's understanding of light and proceeds with a creative control of exposure. He describes what makes up an exposure-aperture, shutter speed, and sensitivity-and explains both when to change each of these settings and what the likely impact will be. His compelling images of flowers, bridges, cliffs at sunrise, and cities at night illustrate each aspect of his ideas, showing how light can be captured and manipulated to stunning effect. Highly recommended for fine art photographers; commercial photographers will benefit from Jack Neubart's Location Lighting Solutions, with its emphasis on advertising photography.

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Guide to Computer Forensics and Investigations, Third Edition

Author: Bill Nelson

Master the skills necessary to launch and complete a successful computer investigation with the updated edition of this highly successful book, Guide to Computer Forensics and Investigations. This text will teach readers how to conduct a high-tech investigation, from acquiring digital evidence to reporting its findings. Coverage includes how to set up a forensics lab, how to acquire the proper and necessary tools, and how to conduct the investigation and subsequent digital analysis. The comprehensive coverage and detailed know-how led to the book being listed as recommended reading by the FBI Forensics Communications the United States Certified reading room. The book features free downloads of the latest forensic software, so students become familiar with the tools of the trade.

Table of Contents:

Section A: Precursor/Introduction to Computer Forensics
Chapter 1 Computer Forensics and Investigation Processes
Chapter 2 Understanding Computing Investigations
Chapter 3 The Investigator's Office and Laboratory Section B Acquisition
Chapter 4 Data Acquisitions
Chapter 5 Processing Crime and Incident Scenes Section C Analysis
Chapter 6 Working with Windows and DOS Systems
Chapter 7 Current Computer Forensics Tools
Chapter 8 Macintosh and Linux Boot Processes and File Systems
Chapter 9 Computer Forensics Analysis
Chapter 10 Recovering Image Files
Chapter 11 Network Forensics
Chapter 12 Email Investigations
Chapter 13 PDAs, Cell Phones, Thumb drives, U3 drives Section D Reporting, Legal, Retention
Chapter 14 High Tech Investigations Report Writing

Chapter 15 Expert Testimony in High Tech Investigations
Chapter 16 Ethics and High Tech Investigations
Appendix A Certification and testing processes for computer forensics
Appendix B Computer forensics references
Appendix C Computer Forensics Lab Configuration
Appendix D DOS based computer forensics tools
Appendix E Macintosh OS 9 and older operating system