Epson Complete Guide to Digital Printing (A Lark Photography Book) [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by Rob Sheppard (Author)

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Product Description
Epson is the company at the cutting edge of digital photo quality printing. Their STYLUS Photo Inkjet models have enabled anyone to print sparkling photographs right at home. Now, Rob Sheppard, editor of Outdoor Photographer and PCPhoto, helps amateurs enter this brave new world. Two-page spreads with write-ups and pictures from acclaimed photographers explain how Epson printers and digital photography have enhanced their art.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Lark Books; 1 edition (May 28, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579904270
• ISBN-13: 978-1579904272
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #941,806 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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105 of 106 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Best for the absolute novice, August 17, 2003

By	T. Ernst (CT USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was exceptionally disappointed with this book, given the glowing reviews here at Amazon.
On the plus side, the book is very easy to read, written in a very accessible style. The color reproductions are brilliant, beautiful, with some wonderful shots from pro photographers.
Now for the minuses. I thought (considering the title) I might find some really practical information about the print dialog options: what to expect when adjusting gamma versus brightness, contrast versus saturation, differences in print quality with high speed, photoenhance, finest detail etc. selected. Quote from p. 38, "The only way to see what they can do for you is to try them."
Similarly, information on papers is just as vague. From page 26: "One of the highest quality papers available is actually a tough plastic material-very glossy, offering high color saturation and sharpness." That's wonderful information, except Sheppard never actually tells you what this paper is called. The cynic in me assumes it's not an Epson paper, and thus they would not sanction mention of it in the book.
If you're looking for someone who has sweated the minutiae of inkjet printing and is passing along some of his/her experience to you (as an example of a book I feel really succeeds in that respect, regarding color correction, check out Dan Margulis's book "Professional Photoshop"), this is not that book. But if you're just getting going and you don't know anything about resolution, or available software, or framing a photo, it's worth checking out.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars "Updated Edition" is a joke; beware of bogus revision, August 2, 2004

By	Mark E. Wallis "That Digital Guy" (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Epson Complete Guide to Digital Printing: Updated Edition (A Lark Photography Book) (Paperback)

This is a pretty good, if a bit basic, book on printing. I enjoyed the first edition. However, I picked up this so-called "updated edition" recently and was astonished to find virtually no new content. Here's a comprehensive list of the changes in the second edition:

* New image on cover along with Updated Edition banner

* Copyright page shows 2nd edition and 2004 (vs. original 2003) copyright

* TOC shows Simplified Color Management title on page 103 instead of Simplified Work Flow (original heading)

* On page 103, the heading has been changed from -- you guessed it -- Simplified Work Flow to Simplified Color Management

That is it! They used the same printing plates to reprint the book and only changed the plates for the pages listed above.

Essentially they changed two words in a heading on one page and some overhead (copyright page & toc) and are calling it a "Revised Edition."

Lark Books generally has attractive digital photography books with good content at competitive prices, but they've lost a lot of credibility with me on this one.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Path to a prefect inkjet print!, May 16, 2003

By	Rick Sammon "rick sammon" (croton, ny United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a digital image maker, I get my hands on every digital imaging book I can find; I must keep up-to-speed on every aspect of image making, which includes making inkjet prints. In his latest book, Rob Sheppard (with a little help from his digital photo pro friends), showed me a few new tips and tricks for making the perfect inkjet print. . . one of the most important aspects off being a digital image maker.