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Digital Photographer's Notebook: A Pro's Guide to Adobe Photoshop CS3, Lightroom, and...
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by Kevin Ames
Sales Rank: 68864
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List Price: $39.99
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Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Peachpit Press September 8, 2007
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0321358414
ISBN-13: 978-0321358417
Product Dimensions:
9.1 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
Product Description
In the world of digital photography, inspiration can come at any time. Great images are created behind the camera and then refined at the computer. “Photographers live in the moment when shooting, and I believe we do the same when in front of the monitor,” writes Kevin Ames, veteran photographer and Photoshop master. Building on his popular column in Photoshop User magazine, Kevin expands the scope of the original articles to include in-depth information about all aspects of digital photography. With this book, you’ll gain a focused yet thorough understanding of Adobe’s suite of digital photography applications–Photoshop CS3 (including the Camera Raw plug-in), Lightroom, and Bridge. You’ll not only learn what these powerful applications can do, you’ll also learn which one is best for a given task and see how the applications come together to allow you to work efficiently–all while creating and delivering stunning photographs. Whether dealing with workflow, organization, or truly creative enhancements, Kevin candidly shares his personal image-making process from start to finish. In addition, there are clear and illuminating explanations of many issues relevant to the digital photographer, such as the profound differences between RAW and JPEG, the many benefits of “shooting tethered,” and how lighting really works. Whether you’ve been shooting digital for years or you’re just making the switch from film, The Digital Photographer’s Notebook is an essential guide to managing your portfolio and creating head-turning photographs.
About The Author
Kevin Ames is president of Ames Photographic Illustration, Inc., a studio that specializes in commercial photography, retouching, and post-production services. Based in Atlanta, Kevin’s clients include Westin Hotels, AT&T, and Coca-Cola. A professional photographer for over thirty years, Kevin made the transition to the digital age in 1993. Equally masterful behind the camera and in front of the monitor, Kevin is a highly sought after trainer for both the photographic and the digital arts. His assignments, workshops, and seminars have taken him to art schools and conferences around the world. Find Kevin on the web at amesphoto.com.
Customer Reviews & Comments
This book is a collection of the author's columns from the magazine Photoshop User, which he has revised, updated and tried to put into a form that will provide continuity. Although most of the chapters are aimed at advanced users of Photoshop CS3, Lightroom and Bridge, the interest of a reader in any particular chapter will depend on the reader's own need. The book begins with a discussion of Ames' technique for darkening an over-exposed sky of a picture that he took in Africa. Subsequent chapters deal with importing photos with Bridge, shooting tethered and lighting. The second and third sections of the book deal with the management of computer files including metadata, naming files, what the author calls "bulletproof archiving", Lightroom catalogs, adjusting color, Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom functions, creating web galleries with Lightroom and Photoshop, creating a PDF presentation with Photoshop and making a custom contact print. He finishes off by showing the way he uses Adobe software to create prints by montage, create black and white images, make a few glamour adjustments and adjust interior pictures. In his discussions of Adobe software he uses the 4.1 version of Adobe Camera Raw and the 1.1 version of Lightroom. (There was no discussion of more recent updates, but the 4.2 version of Adobe Camera Raw and the 1.2 version of Lightroom appear aimed at fixing bugs in the software and not providing additional functions.) Unfortunately his discussions are just descriptive and don't go into details on applying the newest functions. Readers interested in using the new input sharpening tools to the maximum will either have to consult online gurus or read the late Bruce Fraser's book on image sharpening upon which the new tools are based. I must confess that I was a bit misled by the subtitle's reference to Photoshop, Lightroom and Bridge. There is a crying need for information on the integration of this software, but there is little relevant information in this book. On the other hand, I liked many of Ames' ideas. While he doesn't come out and say that folder names are not very important, given the ways to recover images available in asset management software like Lightroom, that inference was clear to me. I wish he had spent more time discussing key wording since that seems to me to be an essential part of the asset management process. His use of multiple Lightroom data bases will certainly provoke thought. I know his suggestions saved me a lot of time in archiving in just the last week. Still, the basic question is the amount of benefit that you will derive from the book's scattered-shot approach. Ames may or may not have addressed a particular advanced user's questions. On the other hand Ames writes clearly and interestingly. If you don't mind spending the time and money, you may well find something worthwhile. Still, the possible benefit is a bit of a crap shoot.
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Digital Photographer's Notebook: A Pro's Guide to Adobe Photoshop CS3, Lightroom, and...
List Price: $39.99
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