From the Book - Fifth edition.
Section 1. Hardware : Replacing film ; The language of digital imaging ; Lenses and focus ; Exposure ; Metering ; File formats and memory cards ; The display screen ; In-camera correction ; Digital compacts ; High-end compacts ; Digital SLRs ; Camcorders ; Accessories ; The workstation ; Choosing the platform ; Speed, memory, performance ; Basic importing software ; Shooting with the computer ; Monitors ; Calibrating for accuracy ; Scanning basics ; The scanning operation ; Internal, external ; Backups and archives ; Managing the library ; Image file formats ; Video file formats ; Printing ; Inkjet printers ; Other printers ; Digital display ; Framing and hanging ; Web display 1 ; Web display 2 ; Social networking
section 2. Working digitally : Workflow ; Image-editing programs ; Workflow software ; Video editing tools ; Raw ; The image toolbox ; Dimensional changes ; Lens correction ; Selection tools ; Channels and layers ; Color adjustment ; Tonal adjustment ; Retouching ; Black and white ; Compositing: the essential skill ; Panoramas ; High dynamic range ; Sharpen, blur, and noise ; Effects and distortion filters
section 3. Techniques : Natural life ; At work ; Casual portraits ; A considered likeness ; Basic retouching ; Improving looks ; Distortion ; Manipulations ; Capturing a sense of place ; The importance of light ; Color control ; Altering depth of field ; Sky tones ; New skies ; Creating light ; Enhancement 1 ; Enhancement 2 ; Digital panoramas ; Building ancient and modern ; Converging verticals ; Street cleaning ; A composite view ; Digital restoration ; Interiors ; Animals ; Digital solutions ; Combinations ; Life in close-up ; New treatments ; Still life ; Cleaning up ; Reworking light ; Reworking shade ; Altering focus and focal length ; Adjusting the composition ; Movement in detail and in feeling ; Digital motion ; Digital improvements
pt. 4. On the road : Traveling light ; Pro travel kit ; Event shooting ; The daily edit ; Filing and storage ; Sending images.