New Media Guide to Creative Photography: Image Capture and Printing in the Digital Age [Paperback]

John Carucci (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999

How to master today s hybrid photography combining new film and camera technology, computer manipulation, and varied output media is fully covered in the most simplified, up-to-date primer available. Major topics include camera equipment, flash, film, the computer as darkroom, the digital palette and outputting finished prints. For photographers, graphic designers, home computer users beginners and pros alike this first guide to new media shows how anyone can produce impressive images in the new digital age.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Amphoto Books (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0817450106
• ISBN-13: 978-0817450106
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,841,958 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #48 in Books > Computers & Technology > Digital Photography & Video > Digital Printing

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book for contemporary phohotography, October 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: New Media Guide to Creative Photography: Image Capture and Printing in the Digital Age (Paperback)

The author of this contemporaray photo manual is not caught up in the technology, rather he uses a common sense approach to new technology. The book starts off with the thought process and preaches conventional rules of pictorial composition, instead of the technical jargon that so many books of this type contain. One has to go no further than the book's introduction to realize that Carucci bridges the gap between art and technique. As for the images, I forgot for a moment that this was an instructional manual. The artwork is first rate. That's not to say that the writing is less than clear and informative. I especially liked the child/statue composite. I recommend this book to anyone interested in digital photography.

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Cool., June 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: New Media Guide to Creative Photography: Image Capture and Printing in the Digital Age (Paperback)

This one is better than most of the books in its category, although by far is not one of those "most complete guides". Good writing style, Real life examples. Type of camera, film and exposure settings are listed next most of the example pictures. What this book has that others don't, is a pretty good overview of digital input and output(especially printers and scanners), and how it's related to "film" photography. Highly recommended for beginners.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Darn Informative, July 25, 2000

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This review is from: New Media Guide to Creative Photography: Image Capture and Printing in the Digital Age (Paperback)

This book addresses a realistic approach to the current world of photography. It's not just digital cameras and computers: it's film, illumination and composition. Carucci feels that certain ideas are necessary to produce a good image regardless of the technology. The book is well written, though it seems that some of the passages, especially at the chapter beginnings, are a bit too creative. The book doesn't read like a textbook. Instead it's friendly, especially to the newbie. His introduction is poignant and the images are incredible. The kid turned into a statue is both shocking and wonderful.