Digital Imaging for the Underwater Photographer: Computer Applications for Photo Enhancement and Presentation [Paperback]

Jack Drafahl (Author), Sue Drafahl (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2001

Designed to help the underwater photographer make a smooth transition to digital imaging, this book discusses how to digitally refine, correct, and enhance underwater photographs. It details the equipment necessary for digital imaging for underwater photography, and includes a discussion on the essentials of scanning. There is extensive information on Adobe Photoshop, and how it can be used to edit underwater pictures. This book also investigates the ethics of photo manipulation and discusses the future of underwater photography.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Digital Imaging for the Underwater Photographer is the definitive guide to using digital technology to produce stunning underwater images."  —California Diving News

"Packed full of information relevant to photographers who shoot underwater with a digital camera."  —Outdoor Photographer

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Jack and Sue Drafahl are a husband and wife team of professional undersea journalists, lecturers and multimedia producers. They have written over 500 articles for publications including Skin Diver, Petersen's Photographic, Sport Diver, Diver, Rangefinder, and many more. Jack and Sue are Platinum Pro 5000 divers, and Sue is an inaugural member of the Women Divers Hall of Fame. They enjoy teaching seminars worldwide on all aspects of photography.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Amherst Media (October 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584280611
• ISBN-13: 978-1584280613
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,713,212 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I was expecting at all, July 23, 2004

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Nicolas Gagnon (Montréal, Québec Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Digital Imaging for the Underwater Photographer: Computer Applications for Photo Enhancement and Presentation (Paperback)

When I bought this book, I thought I would learn some ways to enhance my pictures with detailed examples. I was really disappointed when I saw that it wasn't the case. They show what they did with what tool but without any detailed explanations. "Before-and-after-color-balance" wasn't what I had in mind when I bought this book. I didn't need to pay 50$ to know that if I go through photoshop menus and do some tests, I would learn it sooner or later. I really think it should be mentionned that this book is intended for people that have beginner skills with computers. 30% of the book explains how to use a scanner...

The only way I would recommend this book is if you don't know much about computers and have no clue what photoshop is and want to know where the menu for Hue/Saturation is. Otherwise, don't waste any penny on that, instead, go to specialized website, you'll find tutorials that are a 100 times better than this book with real detailed examples.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A complete waste of money, July 21, 2004

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DiverDoc - See all my reviews

This review is from: Digital Imaging for the Underwater Photographer: Computer Applications for Photo Enhancement and Presentation (Paperback)

I found this book to be a very poor educational source for digital photography and image editing. As a photographer who is switching from slide film to digital, I have read three other books on digital photography, including Peter Burian's "Mastering Digital Photography and Imaging". Burian's book (and the other two books) blow's the Drafahl's book out of the water(no pun intended). It's like comparing a Lexus to a Hugo. The Drafahl book is vague, poorly written, and provides minimal imformation on various topics. What's with the large print and skipped lines--it's as though they wanted to increase the number of pages to make it look like your getting more for your money. I have wasted my money to finance one of their dive trips.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is extremely helpful!, October 17, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Digital Imaging for the Underwater Photographer: Computer Applications for Photo Enhancement and Presentation (Paperback)

There is everything you ever wanted to know about how to work with you underwater pictures digitally in this book. The Drafahls have done an excellent job puting this information into a format that's easy to follow; it's step-by-step. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in digital editing of their photographs.