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AdobeCamera Raw: Studio Skills | 
 enlarge | Author: Charlotte K. Lowrie
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
List Price: $34.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 145872
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 348
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.8
ISBN: 0471782645
Dewey Decimal Number: 775
EAN: 9780471782643
ASIN: 0471782645
Publication Date: August 7, 2006
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Product Description
Professional photographers who have adopted RAW capture and Camera Raw processing techniques recognize them as photography's new frontier. Learn the tips and techniques eleven top photographers have perfected and you're all but guaranteed to achieve professional image processing results. Gain an unprecedented degree of control over image quality with: - Sean Duggan's tips for hand coloring RAW files.
- Charlotte Lowrie's procedure to sepia-tone and tint RAW images.
- Rob Sheppard's way to double-process files and increase dynamic range.
- Bob Coates' method for balancing color without losing ambiance.
- Macduff Everton's guide to basic RAW image conversion.
- Katrin Eismann's lesson on processing HDR images.
- John Paul Caponigro's use of Curves for precise tonal control.
- Eddie Tapp's secrets for color correction.
- Kevin Ames's procedure for special effects processing.
- Sean Duggan's technique for combining black-and-white and color.
- Ellen Anon's quick method to zoom and check focus.
- David Wells' workflow process -- one he starts on the road.
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A must buy for anyone that processes digital photos July 21, 2008
Adobe Camera Raw Studio Skills is a MUST for anyone using Adobe Photoshop. Charlotte Lowrie has assembled a host of great contributers, including herself, and has compiled a vast array of knowledge. The book is written in a very logical format, and covers just about everything you want or need to know about Adobe Bridge and Adobe Camera Raw. The appendices at the back of the book include information about Adobe Bridge, Camera Raw, How do download and install plug-ins for Camera Raw, and finally, websites for variety of professional organizations that can provide additional training and information. This book really does belong on any digital photographer's reference shelf.
WOW!!!!! "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever"(Keats) March 5, 2007
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
Unbelievable what Charlotte K Lowrie managed to realize with in my opinion the best book on the subject.She brings together eleven of the best widely known top photographers who share their techniques & tips with you to achieve your skills;
This wonderful illustrated book is a MUST on your bookshelf!!
The layout is fantastic,the photos beautiful and the tutorials from each of the specialist tremendous.
Camera Raw is taking back the control that photographers had in the black-and-white darkroom and "Studio Skills" brings you in the darkroom of this eleven gurus.What pleased me especially is that in 348 pages I could deal with the know-how from these artists.From Workflow and image evaluation(section 1 page 4-61)to Image processing techniques(section 2 page 66-268)to end with Add finishing touches in ps(section 3 page 276-295)all you ever wanted to achieve is explained.An overview of each photogapher-contributor(including Charlotte Lowrie)is given at the beginning of the book with his/her speciality,clients,career and the techniques they demonstrate in this book referencing the page where you can find them.Thanks to the editor's permission you can search inside the book this is a great advantage to make a decision before buying this bestseller!
An handy format,glossy paper,great photograps and above all extremely useful techniques(look at the resume above what's on the back-flap)
The appendix A explains in detail Adobe Bridge(page307-316)Appendix B Getting to know Camera Raw (page 317-329)Appendix C all about updates and downloading Camera Raw plug-in update(page 331-332)Appendix d a variety of professinal organizations offer support a selection by category(page 333-336)
Finally the advantage is that you'll deal with several"visions"from the best professinals on the stage!!!!!
Charlotte we 're asking for more books on this high level.
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