Publisher Description

Whether you're a serious photographer or a hobbyist, the advice and instruction found in this comprehensive, best-selling guide to digital photography will help you advance your skills to produce consistent professional results.
"Real World Digital Photography "addresses the wide range of topics surrounding digital photography, including up-to-date descriptions of the latest camera technologies, expert advice for taking better photographs, and tips and techniques for optimizing images to look their best in print and on the Web. Adventurous photographers can explore new sections explaining high dynamic range as well as panoramic and night photography. You'll also learn how to establish an effective, efficient workflow using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop - the two must-have tools for any serious photographer.
"In Real World Digital Photography, Third Edition "you'll learn about:
The essential technical considerations and professional skills to improve your photographyHow digital cameras work and the resulting impact on how and what you photographFundamentals of digital photography, including how to use lighting, composition, and lens choice to create compelling imagesHow to establish a digital editing workflow that produces successful, repeatable, reliable resultsPractical image-editing techniques to improve tone and contrast, correct colors, enhance sharpness, and moreHow to photograph source images to create stunning high dynamic range and panoramic photographsThe essential requirements of a professional color-managed workflow so that what you see is really what you printExpanding your creative options with night photography, time lapse, and stop motion photography"As you're reading the book, share your photographs with the authors and others reading it via the book's Flickr group at
flickr.com/groups/RealWorldDigitalPhotography.
"

Author Biography

KATRIN EISMANN is an artist, teacher, and chair of the Masters in Digital Photography department at the School of Visual Arts. She wrote Photoshop Restoration & Retouching and Photoshop Masking & Compositing, and is co-author of The Creative Digital Darkroom.

SEAN DUGGAN is a fine art photographer, educator, and co-author of The Creative Digital Darkroom and other books. He teaches online imaging classes for photographers at the Academy of Art University and leads digital photography workshops at venues across the country.

TIM GREY has written over a dozen books and hundreds of magazine articles on digital photography and imaging, and speaks at events, workshops, and seminars around the world. He also publishes the Digital Darkroom Quarterly and the Ask Tim Grey newsletters.

Table of Contents

Part One: Digital Photography Essentials
Chapter One: Nuts and Bolts of Digital Imaging
Chapter Two: How a Digital Camera Works
Chapter Three: Essential Accessories
Part Two: Digital Photography Techniques
Chapter Four: Digital Photography Foundations
Chapter Five: Seeing the Light
Chapter Six: Multiple Exposures and Extending the Frame
Part Three: The Digital Darkroom
Chapter Seven: Building a Digital Darkroom
Chapter Eight: Working in the Digital Darkroom
Part Four: Output, Manage, and Present
Chapter Nine: From Capture to Monitor to Print
Chapter Ten: The Digital Portfolio

Long Description

Whether you're a serious photographer or a hobbyist, the advice and instruction found in this comprehensive, best-selling guide to digital photography will help you advance your skills to produce consistent professional results. Real World Digital Photography addresses the wide range of topics surrounding digital photography, including up-to-date descriptions of the latest camera technologies, expert advice for taking better photographs, and tips and techniques for optimizing images to look their best in print and on the Web. Adventurous photographers can explore new sections explaining high dynamic range as well as panoramic and night photography. You'll also learn how to establish an effective, efficient workflow using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop the two must-have tools for any serious photographer. In Real World Digital Photography, Third Edition you'll learn about: The essential technical considerations and professional skills to improve your photography How digital cameras work and the resulting impact on how and what you photograph Fundamentals of digital photography, including how to use lighting, composition, and lens choice to create compelling images How to establish a digital editing workflow that produces successful, repeatable, reliable results Practical image-editing techniques to improve tone and contrast, correct colors, enhance sharpness, and more How to photograph source images to create stunning high dynamic range and panoramic photographs The essential requirements of a professional color-managed workflow so that what you see is really what you print Expanding your creative options with night photography, time lapse, and stop motion photography As you're reading the book, share your photographs with the authors and others reading it via the book's flickr group at flickr.com/groups/RealWorldDigitalPhotography.

Feature

Thoroughly updated volume provides industrial-strength techniques for pro digital photographers and serious amateurs--now covering CS5! Updated for digital photography practices in 2010, this edition concentrates on image quality and workflow with brand new material including Photoshop CS5, Lightroom 3, HDR, video, and countless new photographic examples Previous edition sold over 40,000 copies! Explanations of technical matters concentrates on the why just as much as the how

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