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Digital Nature Photography and Adobe Photoshop
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by Kevin Moss
Sales Rank: 774223
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List Price: $39.99
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Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 1 edition February 22, 2006
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1598631357
ISBN-13: 978-1598631357
Product Dimensions:
9.4 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
Product Description
The digital nature photographer does more than just take pictures. He is part adventurer, part traveler, and part nature and wildlife observer - on top of being a skilled photographer. "Digital Nature Photography and Adobe® Photoshop®" addresses the unique challenges and needs of the digital nature photographer, combining an advanced guide to shooting and composition with information on editing and processing nature and landscape photos using Adobe Photoshop. Divided into two parts, the first half of the book provides in-depth information on the essential computer equipment, field gear, and techniques needed to shoot digital nature photography, whereas the second half details workflow and advanced editing techniques. Discover the advantages of digital over film for nature photography and how to choose the right camera and accessories. Learn what hardware, software, special tools, and storage devices work best. And outfit yourself and your equipment for the wilderness with the proper tripods, camera bags, clothing, and more. Then get ready to master the essential skills for shooting landscapes, photographing wildlife, creating abstract and macro shots, and even using Camera Raw for nature photography. All skills are taught using step-by-step tutorials enhanced by stunning, full-color examples of digital nature photography. Once you've captured your incredible nature photographs, get acquainted with Adobe Photoshop as you learn how to use the software to edit and finish your photos. Color management, layers, tonal and color corrections, and simple editing tasks are all covered. This comprehensive guide even shows you how to create special effects using Photoshop filters and how to convert color images into spectacular black-and-white photographs.
About The Author
Kevin has been a photographer for over 30 years since he sold his first photograph to the local newspaper at the ripe age of 14.. He was a photography major in college and has been an avid photographer since. With a background in computer and Web systems, Kevin have never left his photographic roots and has combined computer and photography skills over the years. He has actively pursued his personal interests in fine art photography for years with love of the landscape, and have most recently started pursuing the perfect technique for portrait and product photography for his imaging clients. Kevin is looking forward to the second half of his career, writing books about the subject he loves the most, digital photography, and branching out into different professional photography disciplines.
Customer Reviews & Comments
More and more books that teach Photoshop are trying to capture the full spectrum of digital photography from capture to post processing. I can't call this a full spectrum book, since the author does not discuss anything about output once the image is adjusted in Photoshop, but it certainly dwells more on capturing the image then many books. Like so many photography books today, it presumes the reader is using a digital single lens reflex camera, and Photoshop as image editing software. Compact digital users will probably benefit from this book, but users of image processing software other than Photoshop or Photoshop Elements will not benefit very much. The author first describes the equipment one needs for digital nature photography including cameras, computers and even clothes to wear. He provides a description of the different types of nature photography including landscapes, wildlife, macro and abstracts. Then he jumps into post processing, including the use of Adobe Bridge, camera raw and Photoshop tools. He covers the Photoshop tools that the average nature photographer will have occasion to use. The design of the book is lovely with many full page nature photographs by the author and generous use of white space. Unfortunately, I found that he did not cover any of the subjects in enough detail to be of use to the beginning photographer, unless that reader was willing to take the author's instructions and then work out things on his or her own. There are a few tips along the way that the advanced photographer may not have learned, but not enough to make the reading worthwhile for experienced individuals. For example, in his description of the advantages of digital cameras, he mentions the benefit of immediate feedback, including the availability of histograms, but that's the last mention of this tool to help get the proper exposure. When he discusses macro photography he mentions that accessory lenses and extension tubes exist to help in getting close, but never explains what benefits they provide or how to use them. His discussion of levels in Photoshop indicates that the sliders control highlights and shadows but never tells very much about how to set the sliders. I suppose if one wants to learn something about digital nature photography without actually learning any techniques this book might help. Most nature photographers would be better off with an old standby, John Shaw's "Nature Photography Field Guide" when it comes to capturing images, even though it doesn't deal with digital cameras. Individuals wanting to learn more about digital capture could rely upon David Busch's "Digital SLR Cameras & Photography for Dummies" or Mikkel Aalands "Shooting Digital". As to using Photoshop for nature photography, Ellen Anon and Tim Grey's "Photoshop for Nature Photographers" is recommended.
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Digital Nature Photography and Adobe Photoshop
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