Pre-Owned The Digital Photographer's Notebook : A Pro's Guide to Adobe Photoshop CS3, Lightroom, and Bridge (Paperback)

Based on his popular column for "Photoshop User" magazine, this book by professional photographer Kevin Ames shares his expertise and experience with digital cameras and Adobe Photoshop. Ames covers such topics as setting proper exposure, cleaning the camera sensor, making digital contact sheets, managing an imaging workflow, automating Photoshop functions, and more. In the world of digital photography, inspiration can come at any time. Great images are created behind the camera and then refined at the computer. Photographers live in the moment when shooting, and I believe we do the same when in front of the monitor, writes Kevin Ames, veteran photographer and Photoshop master. Building on his popular column in Photoshop User magazine, Kevin expands the scope of the original articles to include in-depth information about all aspects of digital photography. With this book, you ll gain a focused yet thorough understanding of Adobe s suite of digital photography applications Photoshop CS3 (including the Camera Raw plug-in), Lightroom, and Bridge. You ll not only learn what these powerful applications can do, you ll also learn which one is best for a given task and see how the applications come together to allow you to work efficiently all while creating and delivering stunning photographs. Whether dealing with workflow, organization, or truly creative enhancements, Kevin candidly shares his personal image-making process from start to finish. In addition, there are clear and illuminating explanations of many issues relevant to the digital photographer, such as the profound differences between RAW and JPEG, the many benefits of shooting tethered, and how lighting really works. Whether you ve been shooting digital for years or you re just making the switch from film, The Digital Photographer s Notebook is an essential guide to managing your portfolio and creating head-turning photographs."