Digital Retouching & Compositing: Photographers' Guide

Description

Written from a photographer's point of view, "Digital Retouching and Compositing: Photographers' Guide" solves every snap-shooter's real-life problems painlessly. It distills complex topics down to a few pages of explanation and easy steps so users can quickly and dramatically change the way photos look. The book is divided into three parts: Mastering the Basics, Practical Retouching, and Compositing Magic. Each section builds on the last so that readers can become comfortable with making precise selections, doing simple retouching, and adjusting tones and colors before jumping into major topics like retouching portraits or creating realistic composites.

Features

Quick reference to specific digital retouching and compositing techniques that dramatically enhance photos
Aimed squarely at beginning and intermediate level digital and film camera users
Includes a source file CD-ROM and glossary of terms

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1-Retouching and Compositing from 50,000 Feet
Chapter 2-Selecting Objects and Backgrounds
Chapter 3-Cloning, Patching, and Healing
Chapter 4-Adjusting Tones
Chapter 5-Adjusting Color
Chapter 6-Simple Retouching Techniques
Chapter 7-Retouching Portraits
Chapter 8-Creating Duotones, Tritones, Grayscale, and Colorizations
Chapter 9-Photorestorations
Chapter 10-Simple Cropping and Combining Techniques
Chapter 11-Compositing to Improve a Picture
Chapter 12-Invisible Compositing
Chapter 13-Fantasy Compositing
Chapter 14-Compositing and Retouching in Advertising
Glossary