This guide for professional wedding photographers introduces and explains the many uses of Adobe Photoshop in correcting and enhancing wedding photos to improve client satisfaction and boost sales. Photographers learn how to correct image color; remove blemishes and wrinkles; change backgrounds to eliminate distractions or add special effects; create the look of sepia-toned images; selectively tint eyes, lips, and bouquets with digital hand-coloring techniques; and create watercolor images. Tips for using Photoshop for business promotion are also provided, including instructions for creating effective mailers and business cards and putting enhanced images on the web to attract new clients.
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Rick Ferro served as the senior wedding photographer for Walt Disney World and has photographed weddings for Weddings of a Lifetime and The Regis & Kathy Lee Show. He is the recipient of the Kodak Gold Award and the author of Wedding Photography. Deborah Ferro specializes in portrait photography and digital artistry. They live in Jacksonville, Florida.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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Truthfully, not one of my favorite wedding books. It really could read.. "Introduction to Adobe Photoshop from the perspective of a wedding photographer". But it was good enough to entertain me for an afternoon and that may be worth the price of admission! The photoshop info is mostly basic (how to remove a blemish, using curves etc.) but some of it is a little more advanced (reasons behind choosing one black & white conversion method over another.. etc.) Doesn't get real in-depth. Each subject is quickly covered in a couple of pages. The concepts are illustrated well and easy to follow but it seemed to me like there should be more. A little different twist with a section on shooting competition photos and using your photos in your own marketing material. But again, pretty brief and pretty basic. And if you really were going for the Photoshop introduction...I would probably spend my money for a serious Photoshop book first (Scott Kelby is awsome!) But that's just me... if you'd like a light dose to get you motivated with some pretty pictures boot... happy reading!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This book was so helpful to me as a begining photographer. I use Photoshop and had no idea how much of it I was not using to its fullest. This book is invaluable to me.
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I have to agree with R. Chester's review. I found the book to be very shallow, almost like the authors were intentionally holding back information so as to not arm their competitors. For example, on page 92, under the heading of PHOTOSHOP TECHNIQUE, there is an interesting picture of a bride, groom and a young child standing on a bridge. Very nice, but no technique is supplied. The authors refer you to page 117 for more on this image but alas, no technique there either.
I bought the book to generate some ideas as I'm new to portrait post processing. I learned a little about vignettes, converting to black and white, selective coloring, all very basic stuff. I found better info by doing a search on the web and perusing tutorial sites.
I bought the book to generate some ideas as I'm new to portrait post processing. I learned a little about vignettes, converting to black and white, selective coloring, all very basic stuff. I found better info by doing a search on the web and perusing tutorial sites.
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Wrong Title
Dissapointing ... I bought this book and find how far is the content compared with the title. It should have been "A Brief Introduction to Adobe Photoshop from A Wedding... Read more
Published on October 29, 2008 by Albertus
A waste of money
This book should be entitled: "Basic Photoshop for wedding photographers". A complete waste of money with simple and cheesy effects. Read more
Published on October 9, 2008 by Justin
read in 15 minutes
this publisher has a habbit of using the same pictures and tachniques in a number of books and then re packaging for a different audience. Read more
Published on May 16, 2007 by M. Macdonald
Excellent book for wedding photographers
Rick and Deborah Ferro have created a wonderful book showing how to best utilize Adobe Photoshop as a wedding photographer. Read more
Published on February 17, 2006 by Patrick Rice
Best Buy
I just received this book, I am not a photographer, but a Bride to be and am interested in making my own wedding album. Read more
Published on April 28, 2005 by Astrid Behrens
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To go digital or not? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
watercolor cards, curves dialogue box, watercolor effects, flatten the image, wedding photography, foreground color Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Deborah Ferro, Normal Opacity, Unsharp Mask, Rick Ferro, Background Color, Dry Brush, Color Picker, Drag the Background, Flatten Image, Healing Brush, Cancel Load, Preserve Transparency, Smooth Auto Options, The Look of Love, Embed Color Profile, Ferro On Line, Preview Amount, Web Coated New!
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To go digital or not? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
watercolor cards, curves dialogue box, watercolor effects, flatten the image, wedding photography, foreground color Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Deborah Ferro, Normal Opacity, Unsharp Mask, Rick Ferro, Background Color, Dry Brush, Color Picker, Drag the Background, Flatten Image, Healing Brush, Cancel Load, Preserve Transparency, Smooth Auto Options, The Look of Love, Embed Color Profile, Ferro On Line, Preview Amount, Web Coated New!
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- Adobe Photoshop by Adobe Press on page 22, page 24, and page 90
- Portrait Photography: How and Why by Mary Allen in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Photoshop for Windows (Classroom in a Book) by Adobe Systems on page 34
- Professional Secrets of Wedding Photography by Douglas Allen Box in Back Matter
- Professional Digital Portrait Photography by Jeff Smith in Back Matter
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- Web Site Design for Professional Photographers: Step-by-Step Techniques for Designing and Maintaining a Successful Web Site by Paul Rose in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Professional Digital Imaging for Wedding and Portrait Photographers (Photot) by Patrick Rice in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Group Portrait Photography Handbook by Bill Hurter in Front Matter
- Success in Print Competition for Professional Photographers (Photot) by Patrick Rice on page 114
- Portrait Photographer's Handbook by Bill Hurter on page 10
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