The third edition of Digital Photographer’s Handbook sold over 500,000 copies, and DK Publishing is looking to hire a copy editor for the fourth edition.
Assignment 4
Scenario: The third edition of Digital Photographer’s Handbook sold over 500,000 copies, and DK Publishing is looking to hire a copy editor for the fourth edition. You have applied for this position and have been invited for an interview. Since the handbook has not had a separate stylistic edit, the excerpt will likely need a “copy edit plus”—a copy edit for correctness and consistency, and a stylistic edit for problems such as wordiness, repetition, and word choice.
“This is a how-to book for beginners,” the assigning editor, Ryan Ruvinsky, tells you, “so it should be clear and easy to read. The author has some verbal tics—he overuses the words ‘currently’ and ‘incredibly.’ He punctuates by ear, and the diction is uneven—from colloquial to formal sounding. What we’re looking for is a conversational style that is not too casual.”
He sets you a copy-editing task as your audition for the job. The excerpt is from the first chapter, but it’s not the very beginning of the book. “Show your edits in Track Changes. Make sure the headings are parallel in structure, and follow the style sheet for things like spelling, capitalization, and use of the serial comma and em dash. If you have any suggestions or questions for me, use the Comment feature.”
Ryan provides you with the style sheet. Do not add any entries, but be sure to follow the decisions already made.
As part of the interview, must write a copy-editing test that has two tasks:
Copy edit a three-page draft onscreen using Track Changes. Use the Comment feature (sparingly) for queries, explanations, or suggestions.
Summarize the main problems with the draft in a one-page email to the assigning editor, Ryan Ruvinsky ( three paragraphs).
Begin the cover letter by saying something positive about the handbook. Briefly summarize the kinds of editorial problems you encountered and the changes you have made, draw attention to any queries or suggestions, and express your interest in working on this book.
Remember that you are the copy editor, not the writer. Do not rewrite the excerpt.
Here you will submit (1) the copy-edited draft showing tracked changes and comments and (2) an email or cover letter to the assigning editor. Please submit both components as one Word file.
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Document for Editing: Choosing a Digital Camera document
Choosing a Digital Camera
Through photography, we document our lives and also express our unique way of seeing. Perhaps you enjoy taking photos and videos on your smartphone and you’d like to make photography a more serious hobby? Or maybe you all ready have a compact camera and want to move to the next level with interchangeable lenses. Which should you buy? With so many digital cameras on the market, its incredibly hard to make a selection. There are so many brands, types and technologies – Nikon, Cannon, Sony, Olympus, Ricoh and Pentax, to name a few. (Each one claiming to be the best, of course!) In this chapter we provide you with an overview of types of cameras from the most basic to the most advanced.
Smartphones
Smart-phone camera technology has had large improvements over the past several years, especially in recent years. Because the quality of the built-in camera is a large factor in a consumers choice of which smartphone to buy. Smartphone cameras have many advantages. Since you likely take your smartphone wherever you go, you always have your camera on you. You don’t have to think: “I’m going to take my camera with me today.” Smartphones have large screens for composing images. Photos taken with smartphones are incredibly easy to post on social media. There are many photo editing apps available for smartphones to edit directly on your phone before posting online. Currently, it is common for smartphones to have decent-sized sensors (between eight to 16 MP), making it possible to make detailed images. The main disadvantages are the limited zoom range and lack of exterior controls.
Point-and-Shoots
For the causal enthusiast, one step above smartphones is a point-and-shoot. These cameras have more exterior controls, making them easier to adjust the settings like white balance, focus and exposure. Currently, cheap points-and-shoots have a decent zoom range (typically a 5x zoom) without having to lug around multiple lenses. In the more expensive ‘travel compacts’ the zoom is a killer feature, typically 30X. With a travel compact, you can zoom in on a far-away object or take a wide-angle shot of the entire scene. And the camera will fit in your pocket. If you can afford one, why not? The con is that even the more expensive compacts have small sensors. (A sensor consists of millions of light-sensitive spots called photosites which are used to record information about what is seen through the lens). It only makes sense that the larger the sensor, the better the image quality.
Interchangeable Lens cameras
Currently, there are two types of cameras that come with multiple lenses for more creative control: mirrorless cameras and digital single lense reflex (DSLR) cameras. Both types of cameras have large sensors than point-and-shoots and many exterior controls for fast operation. Mirrorless cameras and DSLRs currently occupy parallel position in the marketplace—both types are used by enthusiasts and professionals alike and they produce images of a similar quality in a similar price range.
DSLR cameras
DSLR cameras are a direct descendant from 35mm film cameras. The camera body contains a prism and a mirror, which directs you’re line of sight through the viewfinder and out the lens. In DSLRs a digital sensor takes the place of film. When shooting a DSLR, the mirror flips out of the way of the sensor before the shutter is released. The prism and mirror takes up more space and require a larger camera body, which makes DSLRs comfortable to hold and handle. Since this style of camera has been around for several decades long, they have a big family of lenses to choose from. That’s why DSLRs are generally preferred by working photographers.
What is a Mirrorless camera?
A mirrorless camera is a more recent development. Instead of a mirror, they have an electronic viewfinder (EVF). When you look through the view finder, you see a direct digital representation of the image that is projected onto the sensor. When you adjust the exposure, the EVF allows you to view your adjustments in real time before you press the shutter. Because of the absence of a mirror, they are lighter and more compact than DSLRs. Since mirrorless cameras are a newer system they have somewhat less choice when it comes to interchangeable lenses.
Today’s DSLRs and mirrorless cameras are both incredibly awesome. Choosing between the two basically comes down to personal preference regarding size, weight and available lenses and what you want to do with your camera.
Style Sheet document
Style Sheet
Title: Digital Photographer’s Handbook
Dictionary: Canadian Oxford, 2nd edition
Headings
Sentence-style capitalization
Abbreviations
DSLR (digital single lens reflex)
EVF (electronic viewfinder)
Hyphenation
point-and-shoot
smartphone (one word)
Numbers
8 MP (use digits with units of measurement)
5x (not 5X)
35 mm (not 35mm)
Punctuation
serial comma
em dash—like this (not an en dash)
double quotation marks (“travel compact”)
Product Names
Canon
Nikon
Olympus
Pentax
Ricoh
Sony
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