Digital Photography Special Effects, by one of the world's leading photographers, is the ideal manual for beginners and experts, packed with ideas for making and manipulating digital images. From simple image enhancements or 'beauty treatments' to the creation of entire landscapes and surreal new worlds, Digital Photography Special Effects will put at your fingertips all the knowledge, the software and the imaging techniques you will ever need. Michael Freeman not only puts all the essential skills within easy grasp of beginners, but reveals real insider tips that will give those already in the industry a leading edge. More than just a step-by-step guide to achieving a stunning gallery of images, this book is also a touchstone of inspiration and ideas from one of the world's experts in the field.
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978-0-500-54266-8 (9780500542668)
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Michael Freeman works regularly on high-profile assignments for a variety of prestigious clients, including Time-Life Books, Reader's Digest and the BBC. His special effects work, used to illustrate everything from space sciences to motion picture effects, is unrivalled in the industry. He is the author of, among many other books, The Complete Guide to Digital Photography, also published by Thames & Hudson.
Hardware Your Camera - Computers and Storage - Monitors and Peripherals Software Image-editing programs - Effects suites and plug-ins - DIY or off-the-shelf? - Stitchers - 3-D programs - Managing your library Basic Techniques Selective focus - Composite focus - Flare - Lens distortion - Colour control - Black and white Light Effects Glow, halos and coronas - Diffusion - Sunlight and spotlight - Polarization - Day for night Atmospheric Effects Sky - Clouds - Mist and Moods - Flames - Pyrotechnics Textural Effects Organic textures - Shiny stuff - Water - Bump maps, embossing - Tiling Distortion Pushing pixels - Melting - Displacement mapping - Morphing Compositing Ghosting - Blending - Seamless composites Stylizing Colourizing - Colour stylization - Fragmentation Immersive Imagery Scene photography Telling a Story Cause and Effect - Compressing Time Makeup and Prosthetics Beauty Treatment - Alternative views Photorealism Enhancement - Alteration Surrealism Free association - Dream Imagery - Revolutionary Objects Other worlds Extraterrestrial views - Space Conceptual Imagery Symbols - More symbols - Generics - Abstracts Glossary - Index - Bibliography, weblinks and Further Information
