Adobe Photoshop CS3 Studio Techniques
Author: Ben Willmor
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Studio Techniques has been completely updated to cover the new features in CS3. In a friendly, easy-going style that's long on information and short on techno-babble, Photoshop Hall-of-Famer Ben Willmore guides you through the concepts, features that will truly make a difference in how you use Photoshop every day. He takes you from blindly following step-by-step instructions to an in-depth understanding of how Photoshop works, cutting through the fat to focus on what he considers to be Photoshop's essential features. This full-color book delivers the content in three easily digestible sections: Working Foundations, Production Essentials, and Creative Explorations, and includes a companion CD with bonus chapters and practice images so you can quickly and easily apply the techniques covered throughout. Beginning with the working foundations of Photoshop--the basic tools, palettes, layers, and masks, you'll quickly move on to real-world production techniques, such as how to sharpen scans, correct and optimize images, and use the powerful Curves and Channels features to your advantage. Finally, you'll get to fully explore Photoshop's creative potential by blending and enhancing images, creating collages, retouching photographs, colorizing, and working with filters and layer masks. By the time you finish this book, your creativity and efficiency levels should soar and you'll start to feel like you finally "get" Photoshop.
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Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D
Author: Christopher Grey
Focal Digital Camera Guides: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D
Just bought a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D and looking to combine practical know-how with inspiration? This one-stop, easy-to-read guide covers all the basic functions of the camera, and everything beyond.
For the basics, turn to the quick start guide, which will get you up and running in five minutes.
For an understanding of your camera's many controls and features, check out the section called "The Camera." If all you need is a quick explanation, you'll find it. If you're looking for the Whole Story, you'll find that, too. Settings that affect how your pictures look are accompanied by full-color examples that show you exactly what you can expect. This section also covers the camera's menus, playback features, memory, and power sources.
The section called "Software" shows you how to get the most out of your camera's software. It covers tethered shooting, color management, RAW conversion, storing your images, managing your library, and backup strategies - to name just a few topics.
Ultimately, this book's greatest strength isn't its focus on the camera or the software; it's the detailed, easy-to-follow instruction it offers on using your camera to take truly superior photographs. Sections devoted to lenses, subject matter, and light cover these variables in depth, always presenting the most effective techniques in the context of the strengths and limitations of the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D.
Written by a widely acclaimed photographer and photography teacher, Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D shows you how to get the shots you can see in your head but have neverbeen able to capture with a camera.
* The quick start guide will have you taking great photos in five minutes.
* In-depth coverage of every feature and control ensures that you have access to the tools you need for every shot.
* Full-color examples demonstrate how different settings affect your photos.
* Expert coverage of lenses, lighting, and subject matter gives you the practical knowledge you need to go after any shot.
* Step-by-step instructions on photo editing and image management help you get the most out of your camera's software.
* A detailed review of accessories for your camera explains which of these add-ons offer the most value for your needs.
* Dozens of tips and tricks prepare you for every situation you're likely to encounter - in the field, at the studio, or at your next wedding or family reunion.
*Get up and running fast with a visual tour of the camera and quick start guide by a professional photographer who writes in a clear, no-nonsense style
*See how camera settings change your images with good and bad shots side by side and understand how to shoot, process and color manage and archive your images
*Focal Camera Guides is a brand new series of colorful, modern guides to top DSLRs
Table of Contents:
Introduction; Visual Tour; Quick Start: Up and Running in Five Minutes; Basic Principles of Good Photography; Part I: The Camera: Making Pictures; Viewing the Images; Menus; Cards, Readers, and Batteries; Part II: The Software: EOS Utility; Downloading Images; Using Your Computer to Set the Camera; Remote Shooting; Digital Photo Professional; The Edit Window; RAW Image Adjustment; Picture Styles; Adjusting Dynamic Range; RGB Image Adjustment; Picture Style Editor; ImageBrowser; Downloading Images; PhotoStitch; Part III: Light: Natural and Ambient; The Color of Light; Reflectors; Part IV: Lenses: EF14 mm f2.8 L USM Aspherical; 85 mm f1.2; 50 mm f2.5 Compact Macro; 100 mm f2.8 Macro; TS-E 90 mm f2.8 Tilt/Shift; EF70—200 mm f2.8 L USM; EF24—70 mm f 2.8 USM; EF24—105 f4 L; EF400 mm f2.8 L IS USM; EF-S Lenses; EF-S 17—55 mm f2.8 IS USM; EF-S 10—22 mm f3.5—4.5 USM; EF-S 17—85 f4—5.6 IS USM; EF-S 18—55 mm f3.5—5.6 IS USM; EF-S 60 mm f2.8 Macro USM; Part V: The Subjects: Pro Tips and Tricks for Great Images!; People; Travel; Pets and Wildlife; Humor; Part VI: Accessories: Accessory Flash; Multi Stroboscopic Flash; Speedlites in Studio or Location; Macro Twin Lite; Ring Lite; Camera Accessories; Printers; Other Accessories; Rebel Links; Index
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