Overview

Professionals can shoot freely, preview images, and not worry about the cost of film when they master the enhancement capabilities of the powerful digital imaging program Adobe Photoshop. This approach to navigating the digital camera universe details the technical and creative changes that digital cameras have brought to traditional film photography. How a digital camera's features must be set differently from a film camera's to ensure correct digital exposure, color rendition, and resolution for high-quality, well-balanced images is thoroughly discussed. From the camera to the desktop, photographers learn how to cultivate a seamless digital workflow that can be applied to a studio or lab of any size. The preview stage, with tips on workflow output with slides, Web galleries, proof sheets, and prints is emphasized, providing photographers with the image techniques that can make or break the sale. A cache of the author's self-assignments, personal anecdotes, and insights are included to help photographers analyze scenes, develop ideas, and put their artistic vision into action with their new set of digitally enhanced tools. SELLING POINTS: Techniques for creativity and inspiration RAW vs. JPEG; the main event Downloading and storing your images Recommended storage setups for professional photographers Colour management strategies for digital photographers Working efficiently in photoshop Essential retouching techniques, from digital liposuction to swapping body parts and cleaning up the eyes and teeth Printing and presenting your images, from creating the perfect mmod, to online proofing and selling, creating DVD proofs, and more Kevin Kubota is an acclaimed professional photographer and popular speaker at major photographic conventions. He is known for his techinical knowledge and ability to teach it in an easy-to-understand manner, as well as his artistic imagery, which has been recognized nationally in countless magazines, books, and advertisements 180 colour images

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Offers easy-to-follow instructions on everything from camera set up to capture, organization, image enhancing, printing, and much more. Kubota's advice is certain to simplify your move to digital. -- Shutterbug

""Offers easy-to-follow instructions on everything from camera set up to capture, organization, image enhancing, printing, and much more. Kubota's advice is certain to simplify your move to digital."" --""Shutterbug"" ""The book is well written, printed on high quality paper, and chock full of pictures that not only reinforce the lessons but also are quite pleasing to the eye."" --studiolighting.net ""This is top-notch advice that is certain to have a positive impact on your business."" --""Shutterbug"" ""Easy to understand teaching style and top quality techniques . . . certain to have a positive impact on your business."" --""Shutterbug""

This is top-notch advice that is certain to have a positive impact on your business. -- Shutterbug

Easy to understand teaching style and top quality techniques . . . certain to have a positive impact on your business. -- Shutterbug This is top-notch advice that is certain to have a positive impact on your business. -- Shutterbug The book is well written, printed on high quality paper, and chock full of pictures that not only reinforce the lessons but also are quite pleasing to the eye. --studiolighting.net Offers easy-to-follow instructions on everything from camera set up to capture, organization, image enhancing, printing, and much more. Kubota's advice is certain to simplify your move to digital. -- Shutterbug

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Kevin Kubota has been a professional photographer for 18 years and is the creator of KubotaImageTools.com. He is a popular speaker and educator at photography conventions and schools, and in 2007 he was named one of the Top Ten Wedding Photographers in the world by ""American Photo"" magazine.

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