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Complete Digital Photography is written for photographers of all skill levels who want to use digital cameras to produce quality images. If you’re an amateur or hobbyist photographer looking to take better pictures, and you’ve decided to use a digital camera instead of traditional film, this book will show you the fundamental technical concerns of shooting good pictures. If you’re an experienced film photographer interested in making the switch to digital photography, and you want to understand the new technology, you’ll learn what’s really different about working with a digital camera.
In this updated, full-color edition, you’ll learn about the latest cameras and technologies, as well as the most recent updates to the software and hardware that you need to edit and print your pictures. Using a variety of practical tutorials, you’ll learn about the technical details you need to understand to produce high-quality digital photographs, including image editing, retouching, color correction, noise reduction, compositing, masking, special effects, and more. The image editing examples and tutorials are built around Adobe Photoshop; however, because most image editing programs have the same basic tools and interface, the concepts and examples covered apply to just about any image editing tool.
—–KEY FEATURES—–
* Presents a beautiful, full-color guide to digital photography
* Teaches professional photography techniques that will help you take better digital pictures
* Includes a variety of practical lessons and tutorials, including new video tutorials (on the CD-ROM) on noise reduction, color correction, and cloning
* Contains updated information on editing and special effects
* Explains how to select a camera for your specific needs along with the hardware and software you’ll need to create a powerful digital photography system
—–ON THE CD—–
* IMAGES: Many of the images found in the book in JPEG or TIFF format along with comparison photos taken with a number of different cameras are included on the CD allowing you to examine them more closely, or even print them out on your printer of choice.
* TUTORIALS
All of the files you need to complete the book’s tutorials.
* VIDEOS
QuickTime movie tutorials demonstrating several image editing techniques, including noise reduction, color correction, and cloning.
* DEMOS
Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 (WIN/MAC)
– Adobe Systems Incorporated
ImageBuddy (MAC)
– KepMad Systems
iView MediaPro (MAC)
– iView Multimedia Ltd.
PhotoRescue (MAC)
– DataRescue
Portraits & Prints (MAC)
– Econ Technologies, Inc.
Quantum Mechanic (WIN/MAC)
– Camera Bits
Qimage Pro (WIN)
– Digital Domain, Inc.
—–SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS—–
Both systems require QuickTime 6. MACINTOSH: Power PC-based Mac with 128 MB of RAM and 350 MB of free disc space; System 9.1, 9.2.x, or Mac OS X v10.1.3 or later; Color monitor and video card capable of displaying thousands of colors; Monitor resolution of 800 x 600 or greater; CD-ROM drive. WINDOWS: Pentium processor with 128 MB of RAM and 150 MB of free disk space; Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, or Windows XP Home/Professional; Color monitor and video card capable of displaying thousands of colors; Monitor resolution of 800 x 600 or greater; CR-ROM drive
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- ISBN13: 9780596009755
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Originally published in France, "Assembling Panoramic Photos: A Designer's Notebook" is available in English for the first time. Part art book, part how-to guide, this stunning work takes you right into the studio and sits you down next to renowned digital artists as they advance step-by-step toward their final images. The showcased pieces are inspiring and avant-garde, and the techniques are instructive for a wide range of amateur and professional photographers, graphic designers, and digital artists.
The artists featured in this Designer's Notebook show how they use Photoshop, Stitcher, PanaVue ImageAssembler, and other specialized tools to create high-quality panoramas and wide-angle images from a series of photos. They also show how to create virtual reality scenes with Apple's QuickTime VR in conjunction with leading-edge technologies that support 360-degree one-shot photos, cubic images, and 3D views of objects. The results are interactive, often startling, and bear the hallmark of each artist's original vision and skill.
Reflecting the very best of French photography, graphic design and digital artistry, "Assembling Panoramic Photos: A Designer's Notebook" offers advanced Photoshop instruction that goes beyond opening this menu, or clicking thatpalette. You receive expert aesthetic guidance, from start to finish, with notes and views that reveal every step of the process. This book is a goldmine for any digital artist who wants to learn new Photoshop techniques and exploit them for maximum effect.
At home on either your coffee table or desktop, the book itself is dazzling in concept and design. There's nothing else quite like this Designer's Notebook available in the U.S.
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The beauty of New Zealand's rural landscape is often overshadowed by the grander and more iconic wilderness scenery that is used to market us internationally. Yet, as rural people have always known, no-one travelling through New Zealand can avoid being struck by how attractive and appealing so much of our farmed countryside actually is. Farm Country is a tribute to this beauty from New Zealand's leading panoramic photographer, Andris Apse. He has always had a great affection for the rural landscape, and has spent many years photographing it all over New Zealand. The best of these stunning photographs are collected in this book, which consequently presents the many different faces of farming. This includes dairying, beef production, pastoral and high-country sheep farming, arable cropping, viticulture and horticulture. Farm Country also has informative and detailed captions to accompany the photos, which, with the introduction, provide a brief but insightful overview of our agricultural industry. This book fills an important gap in pictorial books about New Zealand by providing an affordable memento for the many visitors who are enthralled by our rural life, as well as for the domestic rural community who want something that reflects their own environment.
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Ultra-compact cameras might be convenient to carry, but an entry-level DSLR offers speed and exceptional image quality for around $650. So how do you make a bulky camera and lenses easy to carry? Lowepro comes to the rescue with the new Photo Runner 100 beltpack. Keep reading to see if this $50 bag deserves a place on your hip.
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