Digital Masters: B&W Printing: Creating the Digital Master Print (A Lark Photography Book)
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (895 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1600591655 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
George DeWolfe is a master of the fine print: he studied with photographic geniuses Ansel Adams and Minor White, and worked as a consultant to the most significant companies in the digital photography world. With interest in black-and-white exploding, digital photographers will rush to take advantage of the knowledge he imparts. . Now, he passes on his considerable expertise to all, in a breathtaking new DIGITAL MASTERS guide that combines artistic concepts for taking beautiful photographs with an array of practical techniques
About the Author George DeWolfe has published three books and is currently a senior editor for CameraArts magazine and an advisor to Epson America, Adobe, Hahnemuhle and Polaroid, and his honours include the Award for Artistic Excellence from The National Park Service.
Creating the Photoshop/lightroom Master Print To be honest, I was looking forward to something a little more sophisticated than an expo or how to do manual. The book relies solely on using Lightroom and Photoshop to create a black and white print and ignores a host of other products and procedures that work as well and in some cases much better than the CS/LR pathway.The main topic is introduced by an lecture on perception which, in my opinion adds nothing to the task at hand, creating an excellent master print. The body of the book is oversimplified to the extent that it provides little information for dealing with a difficult or complex conversion.So, if simple convers. "As a Pro, inspired me" according to Fotoman. I've been a professional photographer for As a Pro, inspired me I've been a professional photographer for 3As a Pro, inspired me Fotoman I've been a professional photographer for 34-years, and rarely have I read a book that inspired me to shoot more and print more. Not only are George Dewolfe's images beautiful, but the book is informative with knowledge and tips that even an old pro (I've worked with Photoshop since 1992) could learn from.While the book is somewhat Lightroom-centric (not necessarily a bad thing), there are useful tips that anyone can use. Personally, I picked up the use of the history brush for dodging, burning, contrast, etc. in Photoshop. Additionally, the reader will learn the best methods for maximizing printing from Lightroom, which the . -years, and rarely have I read a book that inspired me to shoot more and print more. Not only are George Dewolfe's images beautiful, but the book is informative with knowledge and tips that even an old pro (I've worked with Photoshop since 1992) could learn from.While the book is somewhat Lightroom-centric (not necessarily a bad thing), there are useful tips that anyone can use. Personally, I picked up the use of the history brush for dodging, burning, contrast, etc. in Photoshop. Additionally, the reader will learn the best methods for maximizing printing from Lightroom, which the . As a Pro, inspired me Fotoman I've been a professional photographer for 34-years, and rarely have I read a book that inspired me to shoot more and print more. Not only are George Dewolfe's images beautiful, but the book is informative with knowledge and tips that even an old pro (I've worked with Photoshop since 1992) could learn from.While the book is somewhat Lightroom-centric (not necessarily a bad thing), there are useful tips that anyone can use. Personally, I picked up the use of the history brush for dodging, burning, contrast, etc. in Photoshop. Additionally, the reader will learn the best methods for maximizing printing from Lightroom, which the . -years, and rarely have I read a book that inspired me to shoot more and print more. Not only are George Dewolfe's images beautiful, but the book is informative with knowledge and tips that even an old pro (I've worked with Photoshop since 1992) could learn from.While the book is somewhat Lightroom-centric (not necessarily a bad thing), there are useful tips that anyone can use. Personally, I picked up the use of the history brush for dodging, burning, contrast, etc. in Photoshop. Additionally, the reader will learn the best methods for maximizing printing from Lightroom, which the . Just an Ad for the author's Photoshop plugin, mediocre print quality While some of the examples are interesting, the book's print quality is not nearly good enough to illustrate the before/after examples. Many times the "after" does not look as good as the before. DeWolfe's message in a nutshell is to strive for the longest dynamic range possible, yet the section on HDR technique is only four pages and somewhat misleading. The technical details presented here fall dramatically short for anyone striving for a "digital master print" - whatever that means. The author chooses instead to reference his Photoshop plug-ins, making the book a rather disappointing advertisement. I found the self aggrand
. George DeWolfe has published three books and is currently a senior editor for CameraArts magazine and an advisor to Epson America, Adobe, Hahnemuhle and Polaroid, and his honours include the Award for Artistic Excellence from The National Park Service