Color Correction For Digital Photographers Only (For Only) [Paperback]

Ted Padova (Author), Don Mason (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471779865 | ISBN-13: 978-0471779865 | Publication Date: June 6, 2006 | Edition: 1

Color is the soul of the image.



It deserves perfection.

Whether you're a professional or a serious amateur, you recognize the importance of color. This book is about perfecting color at every level, from setting up a shot to editing the image to printing. Illustrated with the spectacular photography of coauthor Don Mason, this volume doesn't rehash the Photoshop? basics you already know. Instead, it shares professional methods and color correction techniques designed to reveal the soul of your subjects and the art in your images.
* Understand color modes, bit depth, and dynamic range
* Create an optimum color environment with controlled lighting, monitor calibration, and color output profiles
* Make the best use of Camera Raw and Adobe? Bridge
* Correct tone and brightness and sharpen images
* Remedy the effects of improper exposure on color
* Explore the artistic options of black-and-white editing
* Achieve image, camera, and printer resolution for professional-quality prints


Increase dynamic range by merging images.

Learn methods for getting perfect skin tones.

Add color tints to improve tonal ranges.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Avoid colour crisis with this marvellous manual…The Q&A sections are also very handy, giving succinct answers to common queries." (Photoshop Creative, September 2006)

From the Back Cover

Color is the soul of the image.

It deserves perfection.

Whether you're a professional or a serious amateur, you recognize the importance of color. This book is about perfecting color at every level, from setting up a shot to editing the image to printing. Illustrated with the spectacular photography of coauthor Don Mason, this volume doesn't rehash the Photoshop® basics you already know. Instead, it shares professional methods and color correction techniques designed to reveal the soul of your subjects and the art in your images.

• Understand color modes, bit depth, and dynamic range
• Create an optimum color environment with controlled lighting, monitor calibration, and color output profiles
• Make the best use of Camera Raw and Adobe® Bridge
• Correct tone and brightness and sharpen images
• Remedy the effects of improper exposure on color
• Explore the artistic options of black-and-white editing
• Achieve image, camera, and printer resolution for professional-quality prints

Increase dynamic range by merging images.

Learn methods for getting perfect skin tones.

Add color tints to improve tonal ranges.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 390 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (June 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471779865
• ISBN-13: 978-0471779865
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,258,262 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ted Padova is the author of more than 25 computer books. He writes primarily on Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, and Adobe Illustrator. He is a nationally and internationally known speaker on Adobe Acrobat and digital imaging.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most helpful book in editing photos so far., June 9, 2009

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sun shine (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Color Correction For Digital Photographers Only (For Only) (Paperback)

This book has helped me a lot to understand the art of editing pictures.
If you are looking for a book to tell you click here and there, this is not the book for you. If you are looking to understand the concepts of editing
(software, colors, tools, digital composition), and apply this to your image editing software (I use the Gimp)this is the book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource for Digital Photography Color Management, August 30, 2008

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S. Stewart (Virginia Beach, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Color Correction For Digital Photographers Only (For Only) (Paperback)

I had my library order this book for me, because I've been too often disappointed by titles like this. After renewing it the maximum number of times, I am now purchasing my own copy. This is a book that you'll want close at hand if you are serious about improving your color management skills. And - regarding the one review that called the book "useless" - that person must have been looking for magic. There is vital basic information in this volume that you definitely need in order to do your own color correction. That information will be transferrable to programs other than PhotoShop, although not in a precise step-by-step fashion. If you don't plan on purchasing a serious photo editing package, then you don't need to worry about getting serious about color management, and you don't need this excellent book!

7 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not What I Expected, March 5, 2008

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J. Kelly "Cat and Book Lover" (Connecticut - United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Color Correction For Digital Photographers Only (For Only) (Paperback)

I purchased this book on recommendation from a teacher of a point-and-shoot digital camera class. Imagine my surprise, on receiving the book, to find that it is in reality an advanced color correction manual for Adobe Photoshop CS2.

This book would be invaluable if I intended to invest in that program. Since I do not, it was a big waste of money.

I don't feel the description here completely covered the fact that the book is practically useless if you don't own Photoshop. If you do, fine, you'll love it. If, like me, you don't, then continue browsing and pass it by.