Erotique Digitale: The Art of Erotic Digital Photography [Paperback]

Minnie Cook (Author), Roderick MacDonald (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 27, 2005 | ISBN-10: 1592005268 | ISBN-13: 978-1592005260 | Edition: 1st

This how-to digital photography book, in a "coffee table" book format, focuses on image manipulation in Photoshop, the most popular and best-selling photo editing software. This book appeals to a large audience: anyone interested in the new frontier of where digital technology and the art of erotic photography meet, photographers currently working with nude and/or erotic imagery who want to apply digital effects to their work, or for those who simply appreciate the art and want a book that showcases this form. Erotic and nude images have always occupied a special place in the realm of photography. These images are both controversial and ever-popular, and the development of digital technologies has opened the doors to new possibilities within this art form. This book offers a thematic overview of this area and provides a showcase of some of the best talents currently working in the field, who were selected because their work is experimental, original, and visually arresting. These artists are interviewed and the text demonstrates how the images were created, from the original shot of the nude model through to the finished erotic image via screenshots that reveal the stages through which the photographer achieved their vision.

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About the Author

Roderick Macdonald is Head of Media Production at Anglia University in Cambridge (UK), and runs an independent photography and video production company. Roderick is an Australian photographer who lives in Cambridge, England. He works in multimedia production, training and management, where he has won many awards for corporate and training video and multimedia production. His interest in photography spans some twenty years, and has been rekindled by the rapid expansion of inexpensive, high-quality digital technology in this field. He specializes in portraiture and images of nudes and is the author of Digital Nude Photography (159200105X). Roderick is married with two sons.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 1st edition (April 27, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592005268
• ISBN-13: 978-1592005260
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 9.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,451,238 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have!, September 28, 2005

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Mari Carisetti (Palo Alto, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Erotique Digitale: The Art of Erotic Digital Photography (Paperback)

What's truly amazing about this book is that it combines high quality artistic nudes, by talented photographers throughout the world, with in-depth discussion of techniques. It's rare to find both in the same book, and to find them so well integrated. The quality of the images is so high that I could well have bought it for the photos alone - something that almost never is the case with photo how-to books! And, the reproduction quality is absolutely amazing, rivaling that of some of the highest quality hard-bound coffee table books! And, that leads me to the final point ... The price is actually reasonable, because it is in paperback form (not really paper, but rather that high quality durable plastic clad type of "paper"). If you like books with artistic nudes, this one is a must have!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolutely beautiful and educational book!, July 29, 2005

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Stacey E. Bueche "djstace63" (Where I be) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Erotique Digitale: The Art of Erotic Digital Photography (Paperback)

This book has enabled me understand and translate very complicated techniques that the top photographers in the world utilize. Plus, the book is of the highest quality, the pictures stand on their own as pieces of art.

20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comments from a contributing photographer, August 4, 2005

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PHOTOGECKO "PhotoGecko Studios & Gallery" (Austin (by-God) Texas!) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Erotique Digitale: The Art of Erotic Digital Photography (Paperback)

When first approached to contribute images to Erotique Digitale I was dubious. I had never heard of Illex Press (Cambrige, England; the European publisher), nor had I heard of Thomson Course Technology (Boston; publisher in the USA). Both, as I discovered, are top-shelf publishing houses, far advanced in the trade. It matters to me where my images are published. I am honored to be in this book.

The diversity of images, styles, and techniques represented in Digitale Erotique is quite impressive, as is the global (meaning world-wide) sweep of represented artists.

Every style and technique is clearly described and easily understood--rare attributes for books which claim to teach the digital photo arts.

I buy lots of books (and I mean LOTS of books) on fine art photography (digital, film, whatever) because it's my trade and I need to stay current on who's doing what and how they're doing it. Most (90% or more) of what I see is flat, tired, boring (the same old same old), or cheap glitzy snap shots posing as art.

Here's the point: I learned from this book. This book sparked new ideas and techniques that I am grateful for--not to copy or mimic, mind you, but to adapt into my own unique wacky ways of seeing and working.

When artists stop learning and growing they die. Or, when artists die they stop learning and growing. If you are a photo artist, get this book and keep on living.

And, no, I don't make a percentage on sales, and I have not been compensated for this endorsement. Darn it.