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    Your World 60D: The Still Photographer's Guide to Operation and Image Creation with the Canon EOS 60D
    Your World 60D: The Still Photographer's Guide to Operation and Image Creation with the Canon EOS 60D
    Your World 60D: The Still Photographer's Guide to Operation and Image Creation with the Canon EOS 60D
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    Your World 60D: The Still Photographer's Guide to Operation and Image Creation with the Canon EOS 60D

    By Douglas Klostermann

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    Your World 60D is an eBook user's guide and tutorial for the Canon EOS 60D. Learn to use your 60D quickly and competently to improve your photography and capture better images. Take control of your camera and the photos you create.

    This guide is for those who wish to get more out of their camera and to go beyond Full Auto and Program modes and shoot in Av mode and Tv mode. It covers basic dSLR camera functions and exposure concepts for those new to digital SLR photography, and explains more advanced camera controls and operation, such as using the various metering modes and exposure compensation for correct exposure of every image, controlling autofocus modes and focus points for sharp focus of still or moving subjects, and utilizing dramatic depth of field for professional looking photographs. This book focuses on still-photography with an introduction to video settings.

    Your World 60D covers the settings, functions and controls of this advanced dSLR, plus explains when and why to use them. It describes all Menu items, Custom Function settings and Movie Mode menu options - with recommended settings. Sections include:

    -Setting Up Your Camera - All of the Menu settings and Custom Function settings for the 60D, including movie mode menus, with brief descriptions and recommended settings.

    -Aperture Priority Mode (Av) and Shutter Priority Mode (Tv) - How and when to use them to create dramatic depth of field or to freeze or express motion.

    -Auto Focusing Modes and Drive Modes - How they differ, how and when to use them to capture sharp images of both still and moving subjects. Plus focus lock and back-button focusing.

    -Exposure Metering Modes - How they differ, how and when to use them for correct exposures in every situation. Plus using exposure lock.

    -Histograms, Exposure Compensation, Bracketing, and White Balance - Understanding and using these features for adjusting to the proper exposure in challenging lighting situations.

    -Lenses - Explanation of Canon lenses and choosing your next lens.

    -Composition - Brief tips, techniques, and explanations, including the creative use of depth of field.

    -The Image Taking Process - A descriptive tutorial for using the settings and controls you learned to take photos.

    -Photography Accessories

    -Introduction to Video Settings

    This digital field guide to the Canon EOS 60D is an illustrated eBook that builds upon the information found in the manual, and will help one begin to master their dSLR and learn to use the 60D to its full capabilities!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDouglas Klostermann
    Release dateMay 30, 2011
    ISBN9781452423005
    Your World 60D: The Still Photographer's Guide to Operation and Image Creation with the Canon EOS 60D
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    Douglas Klostermann

    Douglas Klostermann is a travel, culture, and humanitarian photographer, as well as the best-selling author of Full Stop photography guides including Nikon D850 Experience and Canon 5D Mark IV Experience. He has photographed for numerous organizations in the United States and Latin America, been recognized by the United Nations Development Programme for his humanitarian photography, and been published in magazines, books, and websites including Conde Nast Traveler, NationalGeographic.org, Sherman's Travel, South American Explorer, and Viva Travel Guides. Doug is a member of the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA). Learn more about photography techniques and equipment on his blog Picturing Change at blog.dojoklo.com and view his photography at dojoklo.com.

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      Book preview

      Your World 60D - Douglas Klostermann

      Your World 60D

      The Still Photographer’s Guide

      to Operation and Image Creation

      with the Canon EOS 60D

      Douglas J. Klostermann

      Published by: Douglas J. Klostermann / Full Stop.

      Smashwords Edition

      Version 2.2a - August 2011

      Copyright 2011 Douglas J. Klostermann

      All rights reserved. This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronically or in print, without expressed permission from the author. The author takes no responsibility for the use of any of the materials or methods described in this book, or for the products, Internet web sites, or links mentioned.

      All contents including cover design, images, photographs, and text:

      Copyright 2011 Douglas J. Klostermann

      Cover design and cover photograph by the author.

      Author’s website: www.dojoklo.com

      Author’s blog: http://blog.dojoklo.com/

      Full Stop. good writing for better photography

      Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

      http://www.dojoklo.com/Full_Stop/

      CONTENTS

      INTRODUCTION

      MENUS and CUSTOM FUNCTIONS

      Menu Settings

      Movie Shooting Mode Menus

      My Menu

      Custom Functions Menus

      CAMERA OPERATION

      JPEG vs. RAW

      Focusing

      Using Auto Focus

      Focus Modes

      Back Button Focusing

      Drive Modes

      Exposure

      Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO

      Aperture Priority Mode (Av) and Shutter Priority Mode (Tv)

      Full Stops

      Manual Exposure Mode (M)

      Metering Modes

      Evaluative Metering

      Partial Metering

      Spot Metering

      Center-Weighted Average Metering

      Exposure Lock

      Histograms

      Exposure Compensation

      Auto Exposure Bracketing

      Highlight Tone Priority and Auto Lighting Optimizer

      White Balance

      Picture Styles and Ambience

      Flash

      Sensor Cleaning

      THE IMAGE TAKING PROCESS

      LENSES

      Lens Notations

      Which Lens to Buy Next

      COMPOSITION

      VIDEO – AN INTRODUCTION

      PHOTOGRAPHY ACCESSORIES

      CONCLUSION

      INTRODUCTION

      With the introduction of the 60D, Canon has continued its well respected line of powerful and versatile digital SLR cameras. Boasting features such as an 18 megapixel sensor, 63-zone dual-layer exposure metering system, high ISO performance, and Digic 4 image processor, the 60D shares many of the capabilities of Canon’s higher-end models. And with its 5.3 frames per second shooting speed, articulating high resolution rear LCD Monitor, and customization options it has the ability to meet most any dedicated photographer’s needs. The Canon 60D is a powerful, advanced tool for digital photography and is fully capable of capturing professional quality images in most any situation you wish to use it. But it is merely a tool.

      It is up to you to make use of its features and capabilities to create the images you envision. Since the camera is a tool to take the images you want to take, you can’t always allow the camera to make decisions for you. You have to take control of the camera to ensure that you capture exactly the images you intend – by autofocusing where you want, setting the aperture or shutter speed that you want, and obtaining the exposure you want. While the 60D is an intelligent camera, it cannot read your mind and your intentions and does not know that you wish to focus on and properly expose the small blossoms in the foreground, while making the background appear out of focus, and the branches to be caught still and not be blurred from the motion of the wind, on this bright, sunny day (see Figure 1). You have to tell the camera to do all of this, through the various controls and settings, such as the Auto Focus Point (focus on the blossoms), the Exposure Metering Mode (properly expose the blossoms), the Aperture setting (the out-of-focus background), the Shutter Speed (freezing the motion of the branches), the ISO (bright day) and the White Balance (sunny day).

      Figure 1 – Japanese Garden, Brooklyn, NY – Autofocus, exposure metering mode, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and white balance all considered in creating this image. Shutter speed 1/125, aperture f/6.3, ISO 200

      One has to think about all this stuff for every photo? Well, yes, that is what digital SLR photography is all about. At least if you wish to consistently create dramatic and compelling images. That is why the 60D has all these controls and features for you to make use of. You’re not in the realm of point-and-shoots and entry-level digital SLR cameras anymore!

      While the camera’s manual can tell you about all the settings and controls and how they function, this guide will build upon that and tell you when and why you might want to use them. Every button, menu item, and custom function of the 60D is there for a reason: to help you capture the images you want. Some of them are more useful to different types and levels of photographers, and you don’t necessarily need to learn and use them all, but this guide should help to give you the knowledge to confidently use the ones that turn your Canon 60D into an image capturing tool that works best for you.

      There are many different ways to use a digital SLR (dSLR) camera and its controls to capture images, and I’m not going to attempt to explain them all. I am going to concentrate on the ways that I believe are the most practical, useful, and effective. The settings and techniques I discuss apply to general photography, which includes most travel photography. I will point out other options for users who might wish to work differently and I encourage you to experiment and find the techniques that work best and are most comfortable or intuitive for you.

      Since this guide is intended to help you get the most out of your 60D, it will not go into detail about all the automatic features and basic modes. The Canon 60D is a sophisticated tool that deserves to be used to its full potential, and that means taking control of the camera and its functions. And since this guide is about image creation – the capturing of a photograph – it will not discuss features that deal with image processing, such as the Creative Filters (which are pretty self-explanatory). And finally, while it will discuss basic video settings and options to get you started, the guide will focus on still photography and image creation. However there is a great deal to be learned about everything else including the autofocus system, the exposure metering system, white balance, and even basic composition.

      This guide is intended to be used in conjunction with and in addition to the camera’s manual, not to replace it, so every bit of information in the Canon 60D Instruction Manual will not be repeated here. Note that the 60D manual can also be obtained as a PDF file from the Canon website here:

      http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/slr_cameras/eos_60d#BrochuresAndManuals

      For example, I may explain the use of AI Servo autofocus mode, but not necessarily walk through how to change this setting on your camera. If you don’t yet know how to change it please read the manual where it will tell you to press the AF Mode Selection Button on top of the camera and turn the Main Dial until the desired mode appears on the top LCD Panel screen.

      As you can see, there is a lot to make sense of regarding terminology and controls, so I recommend that you familiarize yourself with the controls and displays of the camera body, as shown on pages 16-20 of the Canon 60D Instruction Manual, as well as read through the manual and attempt to understand as much as possible. Yes, much of it may be complicated and confusing at first, but this guide will explain the numerous buttons, controls, menus,

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