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Title: Photoshop Color Correction by Michael Kieran ISBN: 0-321-12401-4 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 30 August, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.42 (12 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Lots of cool correction techniques!
Comment: What I liked about this color correction book over the other leading one (Dan Somebody's "Professional Photoshop") is that this one is RGB centeric. There's correction examples done in CMYK and Lab, but RGB correction is considered by the author to be the master working space -and rightly so, well at least for me with RGB sources and RGB output. It's important to understand that this is not a beginner book, nor even an intermediate level user book, it'd be best for someone who is already very good at using photoshop, but wants to know more specifically about color correcting photographs.
There are some wonderful techniques in this book for mixing channels, and luminosity and cool contrast tricks. There's a good chapter on sharpening too.
My problem with the book was with the included CD, the images are way too low rez to even bother working on. It's best to use your own images anyway, but there are times when I would liked to have tried his example (and sometimes the example image isn't even present on the CD). But don't let the worthless CD discourage you from the book, which was otherwise very informative.
Rating: 5
Summary: The best photoshop color correction book I've ever reviewed!
Comment: The image you capture with your camera doesn't have to be the image you share with others. Poor lighting, incorrect exposure, and washed-out colors can ruin a good photograph, but modern editing software-namely Photoshop-can save an otherwise hopeless image.
Photoshop makes it easy to produce great-looking images full of detail and vibrant color, even when the original image is fuzzy and bland. Color expert Michael Kieran calls Photoshop Color Correction a distillation of 10 years' worth of hard-earned knowledge in the field of color correction and color management. In it, he shows you how to improve the detail, color balance, and sharpness of any photograph, regardless of its source, by applying color improvements you can see on both the computer screen and in print.
This book gives an overview of the fundamentals of printing and color theory, and the whys and hows of calibration and color management. You'll learn practical techniques, presented in simple language-how to give the most important areas of an image an extra dose of detail by careful control of Photoshop's curves feature; how unsharp masking can bring images into focus; when to vary the black generation setting and what that means for printing and color correction; how to hold shadow detail; how to manage the Photoshop's separation settings; and more.
High quality color doesn't just happen; sometimes it requires a great deal of work. Photoshop Color Correction demystifies the issues surrounding the tonal structure of images and helps you build an impressive repertoire of skills for analyzing and correcting color. You'll learn step-by-step processes for engineering great color in your photographs and enhancing color, clarity, and contrast.
A companion CD-ROM contains low-resolution versions of the sample images in the book that illustrate the possibilities of color correction using Photoshop tools.
This book teaches such essentials as:
* establishing proper highlight and shadow tones
* keeping neutral tones neutral
* adjusting sharpness to an appropriate level
* understanding various color model
Not convinced yet? Give it a try, you won't regret buying this book. I didn't!
Rating: 5
Summary: If you buy only 1 photopshop book
Comment: If you buy only 1 photopshop book, buy this one. I am not a photographer, not in the biz, I'm just a guy who loves his pictures.
Kieran's experience is beautifully communicated and he makes complex theories and industry standards sound simple. It is like having a seasoned Pro standing next to you. (I wish I could find a book on computer networks that's this good.) I'm only a few chapters into it, but already I look at color in a competely different way. My mind is racing as I recall pictures that I never got the most out of, and now I can!
I warn you; though some software and books make it seem like your computer can magically fix color, contrast, and produce beautiful prints on it's own; this book will challenge you to learn. Kieran explains the difficulties associated with color reproduction, what the industry has done, and what you can do with what you have. Stop wondering and start knowing.
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Title: Photoshop Restoration & Retouching, Second Edition by Katrin Eismann, Doug Nelson ISBN: 0735713502 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 21 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Mastering Digital Printing: The Photographer's and Artist's Guide to High-Quality Digital Output by Harald Johnson ISBN: 1929685653 Publisher: Muska & Lipman Pub Pub. Date: 02 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Professional Photoshop: The Classic Guide to Color Correction by Dan Margulis ISBN: 0764536958 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby ISBN: 0735712360 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 05 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Epson Complete Guide to Digital Printing by Rob Sheppard ISBN: 1579904270 Publisher: A Lark Photography Book Pub. Date: 28 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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