Wedding Photography with Adobe Photoshop [Paperback]

Rick Ferro (Author), Deborah Ferro (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2003

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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About the Author

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc. (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584280956
• ISBN-13: 978-1584280958
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,295,876 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Well, maybe 3 1/2, July 6, 2004

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R. Chester "ricki1966" (Trion, Ga United States) - See all my reviews
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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:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved It, September 29, 2005

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Beverly - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wedding Photography with Adobe Photoshop (Paperback)

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.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Shallow coverage - Maybe okay for beginners, September 16, 2007

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Steven W. Liguori "stevelig" (Rochester, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wedding Photography with Adobe Photoshop (Paperback)

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.