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Getting Started with Camera Raw: How to Make Better Pictures Using Photoshop and Photoshop Elements

by Ben Long (Author)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
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Provides information on working with digital photographs in raw format.
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    0321384008
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    978-0321384003
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    Peachpit Pr
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2005
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    7.5 x 0.5 x 9.5 inches
  7. Print length
    282 pages
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About the Author

Ben Long is a professional photographer and videographer who has written numerous magazine articles and books (including Complete Digital Photography). He also writes a regular photography column for CreativePro.com.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Peachpit Pr (January 1, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 282 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0321384008
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0321384003
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.22 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.5 x 9.5 inches
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    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 14 ratings

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Ben Long is a San Francisco-based photographer and writer. The author of over a dozen books on digital photography and digital video, he has been a longtime contributor or contributing editor to many magazines including MacWeek, MacUser, Macworld UK, and others. He currently writes for Photoshop Elements magazine, is a Senior Contributor at Macworld Magazine and, and a senior editor at CreativePro.com. His photography clients have included 20th Century Fox, Blue Note Records, Global Business Network, the San Francisco Jazz Festival, the Pickle Family Circus, and Grammy-nominated jazz musicians Don Byron and Dafnis Prieto. He has taught and lectured on photography around the world. A sometime dabbler in computer programming, he has written a Mac-based image editing utility that is used by the British Museum, the White House, and others. You can learn more about what he's up to at www.completedigitalphotography.com.

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Mr. M. H. Cox
5.0 out of 5 stars Support refernce for all Raw software
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2009
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This book is a must for those photographers, experiencing some confusion when attempting to apply some of the functions within their own raw conversion software. If you have Bibble, Elements 6/7, Corel PSPX2, Photoshop Perfect, Silkypix:Ben Longs book is the compliment to those software. It is worthy of a 5 Star plus. It's colour illustrated, with many examples, delves into the mysteries of histograms, clipping, batch processing, etc. etc.
For a few dollars, a bargain, a definite investment.
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Well done easy read
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2017
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I like the book
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Tammy Pressley Photography
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2012
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I am really enjoying this book. I have so much to learn but hope to get there with the help of this book.
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janice
3.0 out of 5 stars Good Basic Raw Introduction
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2006
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I had already been using RAW for some time and wanted to see if there was anything I was missing. This book does a nice job of explaining how to use RAW, but I didn't find anything I wasn't already doing.
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TONY L.
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2014
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great
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Mark
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2008
I bought this book because I had started shooting in RAW format and, whilst I could see a difference, I wasn't clear on all the advantages.

I picked up a copy of PS Elements, too (from Amazon, great price) and I'm already seeing a big improvement in my finished photos.

The book demystifies RAW and the benefits (and pitfalls) of using various tools within PSE (I have Paint Shop Pro too and most of the tools are available within that, too, although the book only shows you how to use PSE and the full Photoshop product).

For the price, I am very pleased with this book, as far as I'm concerned it paid for itself in terms of photo quality within days.

Before I got it I looked at a significant number of other RAW books (many costing two, three or more times the price of this one) in person, rather than online, but none were as clear as this book.
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BryceLouis
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Introduction to Raw
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2008
I have been shooting with my Canon 30D/40D for sometime in jpeg. The whole while I knew there was a RAW mode but I didn't know how or why one uses it (other than the generic "it offers more control").

This book is an outstanding intro to answer both questions. In really clear style it gave both the theory (which for RAW is really important) and the practical applications of raw using and processing images with Adobe Camera RAW. The improvement in the final image quality from developing a raw file yourself vs letting the camera create a jpeg for you with its standard settings is really staggering .

The only part of the book I didn't think was "outstanding" was the chapter on workflow. Here the book was was "good." Having shot my last vacation in RAW, I understand completely why a book on RAW should address workflow as it becomes a major part of the process. The problem is the subject of workflow is really tied to whatever programs you are using (photoshop, Bridge, lightroom, iView, etc). The author did about as well as possible given the book is written to users of photoshop and elements. In th end, I went out and bought a book on Adobe Lightroom which is what I am not using.
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Alan R.
1.0 out of 5 stars Not a review, but a complaint
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2013
This morning I discovered that a phony order was placed using my account for this book - it was entered as a "gift" to someone I never heard of!

I reported it to Amazon (two separate ways) and hours later they haven't even acknowledged that they received the complaint, much less acted upon it.

I deleted my credit card information and reported it to American Express.

Amazon should be more careful on how they accept orders.
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ROB LANGLOIS
4.0 out of 5 stars A useful tool for my editing projects.
Reviewed in Canada on December 4, 2013
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Atlhough the book does spend a lot of time on basic digital camera concepts, it does have some usefulness in the editing process. It is just an additional too in my editing arsenal.
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Benjisdad
3.0 out of 5 stars Camera RAW
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 10, 2011
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Very deep, detailed book about RAW. I would say a beginner would have difficulty with this book. I have been using RAW for 5 years or so, editting using Adobe Camera RAW and Photoshop, so I do understand the principles. Even so I found this a very technical, and not a leisurely read. I am quite persistant, otherwise I could have got bogged down and given up part way through.
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