Books on Digital Photography and Retouching

Adobe Photoshop CS Fast and Easy
Now you can get a solid introduction to the world of Photoshop CS! With this books step-by-step instructions, you'll learn how to get the most out of the amazing tools it has to offer. Along the way, you'll learn a variety of tips for creating your work faster and some creative tricks to make your artwork stand out. You can begin with the basics of working with image files of jump right to advanced topics like creating sepia images and setting up an online photo gallery. The easy-to-follow, visual format makes it easy to simply look and learn!

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Beginner's Guide to Adobe Photoshop

In these focused, easy-to-understand lessons, you'll discover the secrets you need to create top-quality digital images. Designed especially for photographers, each chapter concentrates on an important set of tools-tools you'll use everyday, on almost every image. With these powerful techniques at your finger tips, the only limit to your success is your imagination.

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Photo Salvage with Adobe Photoshop

Whether you have problem slides, negatives, prints or digital files, this book is your step-by-step guide to restoring them to their original condition-and even making them look better then they ever did before.
You'll begin by learning how to convert your images to digital files, and what hardware and software you'll need to manipulate them. Next, the authors introduce you to the basic tools needed for retouching in Adobe Photoshop as well as Adobe Elements.
Next, complete instructions are included for: restoring faded images, correction exposure and color balance, removing scratches, dealing with processing errors, and reducing red-eye. Also covered are eliminating creases and tears, reducing reflections, and minimizing grain.
Finally, you'll learn the best techniques for outputting your restored images-to prints, film, on the Internet, and more-so you can share and enjoy them for years to come.

8.00013 - Adobe Premiere for Dummies

Adobe Premiere can help you turn your raw footage into a professional-quality video masterwork. But how do you get started? Relax! This friendly reference shows you step by step how to make the most of Premiere, from setting up your desktop editing studio to outputting an Oscar-worthy finished production.

8.00011 - Start with a Digital Camera

If you're about to buy a digital camera-or you're not sure what to do with the one you have-this book gives you the knowledge and the inspiration to take great digital photos and use them in graphic design.
You'll find out what kind of camera is best for you and how to manage memory and storage, set up your studio, and work with models and props. Lear by example from scores of graphic design case studies, and discover essential image-editing techniques in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Elements.
With hundreds of clear step-by-step examples, Start with a Digital Camera will help you overcome the limitations of digital photography, and maximize its unique advantages.

8.00009 - Shooting & Sharing Digital Photos for Dummies

Don't let that digital camera sit in its box another minute! This book is much easier to read than the manual. It'll help you decode the hieroglyphics on the buttons and cables, shoot the photos you want, and then get your pictures out of the camera and into the hands-or computers-of family and friends.

8.20008 - How to Cheat in Photoshop

This is both a technical guide and an artistic inspiration, packed full with new ideas that you will be dying to try. Quick masks, layers blending, textures (including glass and wood), adding dimensions and realism to graphics.

8.30023 - The Art of Enhanced Photography

Many of today's innovative photographers are pushing their work beyond the boundaries of traditional silver-gelatin prints. This book is an exploration into the works, thoughts and inspirations of seventeen photographer/artists investigating the aesthetics impact of the non-traditional print.

8.10033 - Digital Photography

This is the beginner's guide to successful digital pictures. By showing you some photographs this book will teach you how to make your digital pictures into eye catchers.

8.30002 - Photo Retouching with Adobe Photoshop
Learning how to eliminate problems with your photos is easy with this book. The book with show you how to clean up and restore your photos with out worrying about the finish.

8.20004 - Digital Imaging Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Photographers

Discover how to assemble a digital image using a toolkit with image editing and creation tools. This book will also show you how to get your digital images into a form that can be printed by using a conventional darkroom technique.

8.30014 - Basic Scanning Guide for Photographers and Other Creative Types
Learn some basic fundamentals that you will need to select and set up your scanner. Then, from a easy to follow format to create wonderful scans of your images.

8.30011 - Handcoloring Photographs Step-By-Step

This book contains over 80 color photos that will show you some basic and advanced hand coloring methods and techniques. This book and a few basic art supplies is all you will need to have your beautiful black and white pictures turned into wonderful colorful masterpieces.

8.30018 - Professional Techniques for Digital Wedding Photography

This book will show you how to overcome your fears and will help you educate yourself to get and stay up to speed with your wedding pictures.

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