Digital: Photography: Handbook: A User's Guide to Creating Digital Images [Paperback]

Tim Daly (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2000

Photography has entered the digital zone, creating an exciting new approach to image-making for professionals, artists and hobbyists alike. A clear, jargon-free approach to the subject, the Digital Photography Handbook gives readers a working understanding of the equipment, software and techniques they need to take advantage of this versatile medium. More than 50 creative techniques are explained step by step, including: basic adjustments to the image such as correcting contrast, removing red-eye and flipping the image; advanced special effects such as transparency effects, blur techniques and creating duotones; and how to use Photoshop, Freehand and other software and plug-ins in conjunction with digital photos.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

For more than a decade, Tim Daly MA (RCA) has successfully exhibited his photographs in solo and group exhibitions in Great Britain, Germany, and South Korea. He has completed commissions for The British Library and The Photographers' Gallery, London, and his documentary work has been purchased for collections at The British Library, The Museum of London and the Historic Photography Archive-one of the leading collections of documentary photography in Europe. Commercially, Tim has worked for dozens of blue chip clients, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The National Art Collections Fund, Nestle, and Pearse Museum, Dublin. Currently, Tim is a regular contributor to the British Journal of Photography on Digital Imaging Techniques, and is Course Director for the Photomedia program at Nescot College, Surrey.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Writer's Digest Books; illustrated edition edition (February 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898799457
• ISBN-13: 978-0898799453
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,300,647 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to Learn-Professional Results, August 8, 2000

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jeanne chalmers (Petaluma, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Digital: Photography: Handbook: A User's Guide to Creating Digital Images (Paperback)

Finally, a book that offers simple, easy to understand methods that help one turn digital photos into professional images! Book explains hardware and offers Photoshop procedures that are much easier to learn than from any other Photoshop book I've used. Includes dozens of photo-illustrations to show what results will be. Also helps with printing images on deskjets, with information on paper, settings, etc. Great for the layperson and professional designer getting started in digital photo manipulation. I'm going to buy more copies for friends & family!

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not even for novices..., February 9, 2001

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MCP "merrymoose" (Franklin, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Digital: Photography: Handbook: A User's Guide to Creating Digital Images (Paperback)

This book is definitely not all it's cracked up to be. As a book that touts that it is THE book on digital photography, it is really for the sub-novice user. In fact, it's insulting to anyone who has experience in photography, computer usage and imaging software. Over half the book is devoted to Adobe Photoshop. Which is interesting, because for the novice "home" user, I doubt that Photoshop is the program of choice. If it is written with the professional in mind, the information provided is basic and hardly worth the investment. Digital photography is still in its infancy, so a deluge of books are probably on their way. Wait for something better to come along.

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Photoshop book masquerading as a digital photography book, November 20, 2000

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Patricia A. Neuendorf (Aurora, IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Digital: Photography: Handbook: A User's Guide to Creating Digital Images (Paperback)

I really wanted this to be a good book, because it was a gift from my 12-year old son. Maybe next time...

The title and cover of the book clearly state that it "covers every aspect of digital photography." That is simply not true. Of 160 pages, 100 are about what to do with preexisting digital images. Most of that focuses on using Photoshop, with a short section on printing. The other 60 pages are fluff ranging between explaining binary numbers and instructions on scanning film photos. I didn't find a single tip on how to take better digital photos.

In a few months there will be a glut of good books on digital photography, to satisfy all those people who get digital cameras for Christmas. I recommend waiting for one of those books.