Index a Accessories, 91­102 camera bags, 92­94 for flash photography, 100­101 for lenses, 98­100 straps, 94­95 supports, 95­98 useful gadgets and, 101­02 Action photography, 223­30 approaches to, 228­29 arts/nature and, 229 blurred images and, 229­30 equipment for, 224­25 flash and, 226 moving objects and, 224­25 panning and, 226­28 sports/games and, 229 C Camera lucida, 5 Camera obscuras, 2­3, 4 Cameras, digital SLRs vs. point-and- shoot, 12 Cameras, knowledge of, 75­90 apertures/f-stops and, 80­82 batteries and, 90 care of camera and, 87­90 controlling exposures and, 82­84 controls and, 77­78 depth of field and, 84­86 focusing and, 86­87 holding, 76­77 image quality and, 84 lighting and, 79­80 shutter speed and, 79­80 Disposable cameras, 10 Dry-plate process, 7 e Eastman, George, 8 Equipment, understanding/testing, 192­93 Event photography, 248­67 approaches to, 251­52 digital/film choices for, 261­63 equipment for, 257­61 essential images of, 252­57 expectations of, 263­64 fast/slow shooting and, 262­63 filters for, 259­60 flash and, 260­61