Customer Reviews

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

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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.

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.

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.

This book is a good start for someone considering underwater photography with a digital camera. It touches on the important aspects of the subject and gives a very basic overview of what is involved. For the serious photographer, I would recommend the authpr's professional guide on the same subject. It has more detail and better images.

It is a complete waste of money, like it sais in one of the reviews. Should have listened!!! This book is completely useless, the authors assume that you already know all about digital imaging and the book is just a review. You won't learn. Don't buy it.

This book is good for those just entering into digital photography for the underwater world. It should specify that it is for beginners to as to avoid disappointing those who are already experienced in digital photography.

The book seems to cover some of the basics. It does an ok job of covering the shoot part and and ok job of the editing part. If you are looking for details, I would consider a different book or two books...one specifically about getting the shot and one specifically about fixing the shot.

Jack and Sue Drafahl's book was instrumental in getting me through my initial intimidation with digital imaging. While the text is geared toward the underwater photographer, most of the topics included here would be valuable to ANY photographer beginning to manipulate their images through digital enhancement.
The information presented in this book will take you through the complete process, from scanning to various post production techniques. Along the way, you'll learn the key features of Adobe Photoshop, and how to best apply this powerful tool toward enhancing your images.
This has quickly become my favorite photography book, and without a doubt, the book I have learned the most from.