Step-by-step techniques for creating digitally enhanced images, album design, expert presentation, and printing-industry-standard prints are among the topics discussed in this image-processing guidebook for professional photographers. Chapters, covering a myriad of issues for career photographers, include image control, working with JPEGs, processing raw files, workstation ergonomics, and client presentation. Tips on creating cherished albums by learning resizing, drop shadow, and composition procedures, are also provided.
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Tom Lee is an award-winning professional photographer with more than 25 years of experience. He has written extensively for Professional ImageMaker, the magazine of the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographer.
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I give this book 3 stars, but that doesn't mean it's not worth buying. The author provides a straightforward process workflow for setting up your digital camera, exposing and capturing your shots, uploading and post processing your digital files, and preparing them for output to an album.
The problem with this book, however, is that it follows the guidelines of most Amerhest books. It's only 150 pages, and in many places the author could have added more information. I want to read more about how he sets up his filing system in Adobe Bridge (which is the file organizer he explains how to use.) I also wanted to know why he uses Bridge over say iView Media Pro? And it's interesting that he doesn't mention two of the big digital imaging applications on the market today: Adobe Lightroom and Apple's Aperature, both which handle RAW images faster and more efficiently than Adobe Bridge. If Bridge is all you have, then this might be a useful book.
The best chapters in this book are about setting up Photoshop actions for processing wedding photos. He explains about a dozen actions that should be a part of every wedding photographer's arsenal. He also explains how to use Adobe Camera Raw, mainly because he correctly encourages his readers that it's better to shoot in RAW mode than in JPEG.
I think Lee would have been better writing a three-part series about digital capture and workflow, simply because the process is so very important to how a photographer makes his or her money. If she lacks a good, solid workflow, she can start out making a $100-200/hour but end up making a lot less in the post-production process.
So yes, this book is worth reading if you're looking for answers to build your workflow, but it will leave you wanting to know more.
The problem with this book, however, is that it follows the guidelines of most Amerhest books. It's only 150 pages, and in many places the author could have added more information. I want to read more about how he sets up his filing system in Adobe Bridge (which is the file organizer he explains how to use.) I also wanted to know why he uses Bridge over say iView Media Pro? And it's interesting that he doesn't mention two of the big digital imaging applications on the market today: Adobe Lightroom and Apple's Aperature, both which handle RAW images faster and more efficiently than Adobe Bridge. If Bridge is all you have, then this might be a useful book.
The best chapters in this book are about setting up Photoshop actions for processing wedding photos. He explains about a dozen actions that should be a part of every wedding photographer's arsenal. He also explains how to use Adobe Camera Raw, mainly because he correctly encourages his readers that it's better to shoot in RAW mode than in JPEG.
I think Lee would have been better writing a three-part series about digital capture and workflow, simply because the process is so very important to how a photographer makes his or her money. If she lacks a good, solid workflow, she can start out making a $100-200/hour but end up making a lot less in the post-production process.
So yes, this book is worth reading if you're looking for answers to build your workflow, but it will leave you wanting to know more.
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From refining camera settings to minimize the need for later touch-ups to designing a customized JPEG workflow, organizing a more effective digital workstation and photo strategy, and fixing common image problems, Tom Lee's Digital Capture and Workflow for Professional Photographers pairs professional color photos throughout with tips on how to streamline the entire process of their production, making this an excellent reference any professional photographer needs.
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new adjustment layer, new layer, layer style, album design, copy layer, adjustment layer, layer opacity, remaining images Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Adobe Bridge, Adobe Camera Raw, Smart Sharpen, Color Balance, Image Processor, Free Transform, Channel Mixer, Click Record, Lab Color, Drop Shadow, Quick Fix, Radial Blur New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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