Showing posts with label Restoration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Restoration. Show all posts

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Canon Speedlite System Digital Field Guide







Canon Speedlite System Digital Field Guide Overview


Detailed coverage of Canon's four speedlite-580EX II, 430 EX II, 220 EX and the new 270 EX-built exclusively for Canon DSLRs

If you use a digital SLR camera, then you understand just how critical it is to have a capable flash. Canon Speedlite shines a whole new light on taking photos with a Canon DSLR. This full-color, in-depth guide takes you beyond the standard manual that accompanies the Speedlite and shows you the types of settings you can use on your camera when working with the Speedlite.

You'll explore the possibilities of wireless lighting with multiple speedlites as well as the creative effects you can achieve. Author and professional photographer Brian McLernon demystifies setting up the speedlite, synchronizing the speedlite equipment, and determining lighting ratios.

  • Canon DSLRs are only growing in popularity and the Speedlite system is a must-have accessory for exploring a new world of digital photo possibilities
  • Shows you how to create an inexpensive and portable wireless studio lighting system that can go where you go
  • Demystifies setting up the speedlite, synchronizing the equipment, and figuring out lighting ratios
  • Covers other Canon lighting system components, such as the ST-E2 Speedlite Transmitter, Macro Ring Lite, and Macro Twin Lite

Real-world information on using these speedlites illustrated by full-color examples and untangles the complexities of using the Canon Speedlite system.




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Thursday, April 8, 2010

Digital Restoration from Start to Finish, Second Edition: How to repair old and damaged photographs







Digital Restoration from Start to Finish, Second Edition: How to repair old and damaged photographs Overview


Digital Restoration: Start to Finish 2nd edition guides you step-by-step through the entire process of restoring old photographs and repairing new ones using Adobe Photoshop, Picture Window, and now Elements. Nothing is left out, from choosing the right hardware and software and getting the photographs into the computer, to getting the finished photo out of the computer and preserving it for posterity. 


LEARN HOW TO:
Scan faded and damaged prints or films
Improve snapshots with Shadow/Highlight adjustment
Correct uneven exposure
Fix color and skin tones quickly with Curves, plug-ins, and Hue/Saturation adjustment layers
Correct uneven exposure and do dodging and burning-in with adjustment layers
Hand-tint your photographs easily
Correct skin tones with airbrush layers
Clean up dust and scratches speedily and effectively
Repair small and large cracks with masks and filters
Eliminate tarnish and silvered-out spots from a photograph in just a few steps
Minimize unwanted print surface textures
Erase mildew spots
Eliminate dots from newspaper photographs
Increase sharpness and fine detailand
Maximize print quality





* NEW Photoshop Elements included for those that don't own Photoshop
* NEW layout to make it easier for you to understand the step-by-steps
* MORE solutions for you to solve the restoration problems you are facing


Customer Reviews


I've been reading this book for the past couple of weeks and am very nearly finished. It presents a lot of helpful tips and tricks laid out in an easy-to-follow format, and the writing is straightforward but not dry - I have found it to be quite entertaining reading for being a how-to manual, and it has re-energized my enthusiasm for photo restoration. I think it will be a much-used go-to book on my desk.

However, if you are new to Photoshop (like me: I've been using Jasc/Corel's programs forever, and have always found Adobe products off-puttingly daunting and clunky, but am now biting the bullet) or just getting used to CS4, there will be a little bit of frustration due to figuring out where some of the controls are. Often, Ctein tells how to do something, but not where to find the tools to do it. This isn't bad since it makes you have to figure it out (which is better than being spoon-fed), but it's something to be aware of if you're not wholly familiar with PS.

That is a minor downside, though, since most of the information presented would easily translate to other photo-editing programs.


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