Beginning Photo Retouching and Restoration Using GIMP (eBook)
XXIV, 308 Seiten
Apress (Verlag)
978-1-4842-0403-0 (ISBN)
Beginning Photo Retouching & Restoration Using GIMP teaches the reader how to achieve professional results using this high end image editor. You'll learn how to do everything from making dull images 'pop' to resurrecting badly damaged photographs deemed beyond any hope of rescue. There's no need to shell out good money month after month for the 'big name' software package. GIMP 2.8 is a world-class image editor that wields almost as much power, and is completely free!
Learning the art of photo retouching and restoration is fun and rewarding. Reclaim those treasured images from the ravages of time and neglect, and pass them on to future generations. Beginning Photo Retouching & Restoration Using GIMP will provide you with a wide array of editing exercises to help you develop a high degree of proficiency. Whether you are the designated 'family archivist' wanting to preserve your family history, or a professional photographer with a desire to add an extra revenue generating service, this book will be an invaluable aid.
• Shows how to acquire the best scans and digitize large photographs.
• Teaches you how to digitally repair damaged prints, correct color shifts, reclaim lost detail-even colorize black and white images.
• Offers great tips on how to maintain and preserve your newly printed restored photographs, and how to properly store originals.
Phillip W. Whitt is a professional digital retoucher and restoration artist, as well as a film to video transfer technician. His love for everything related to photography began when he was ten years old. His favorite aunt gave him her old Kodak Brownie camera, and from the joy upon seeing his first developed photographs a new hobby was born. His foray into digital image editing began in the 1990's with the purchase of his first flatbed scanner, which came bundled with a basic image editing program. After fixing a few family photographs, it soon led to a new passion and profession which he continues to enjoy to this day.Mr. Whitt has digitally edited countless photos,and served a number of professional clients such as photographers, photo labs, and camera outlets over the years.
Beginning Photo Retouching & Restoration Using GIMP teaches the reader how to achieve professional results using this high end image editor. You'll learn how to do everything from making dull images "e;pop"e; to resurrecting badly damaged photographs deemed beyond any hope of rescue. There's no need to shell out good money month after month for the "e;big name"e; software package. GIMP 2.8 is a world-class image editor that wields almost as much power, and is completely free!Learning the art of photo retouching and restoration is fun and rewarding. Reclaim those treasured images from the ravages of time and neglect, and pass them on to future generations. Beginning Photo Retouching & Restoration Using GIMP will provide you with a wide array of editing exercises to help you develop a high degree of proficiency. Whether you are the designated "e;family archivist"e; wanting to preserve your family history, or a professional photographer with a desire to add an extra revenue generating service, this book will be an invaluable aid. • Shows how to acquire the best scans and digitize large photographs.• Teaches you how to digitally repair damaged prints, correct color shifts, reclaim lost detail-even colorize black and white images.• Offers great tips on how to maintain and preserve your newly printed restored photographs, and how to properly store originals.
Phillip W. Whitt is a professional digital retoucher and restoration artist, as well as a film to video transfer technician. His love for everything related to photography began when he was ten years old. His favorite aunt gave him her old Kodak Brownie camera, and from the joy upon seeing his first developed photographs a new hobby was born. His foray into digital image editing began in the 1990's with the purchase of his first flatbed scanner, which came bundled with a basic image editing program. After fixing a few family photographs, it soon led to a new passion and profession which he continues to enjoy to this day.Mr. Whitt has digitally edited countless photos,and served a number of professional clients such as photographers, photo labs, and camera outlets over the years.
Part 1: The Essentials1. An Overview of GIMP 2.82. Digitizing Your Photos, Negatives, and SlidesPart 2: Tone, Exposure, and Color3. Correcting Tone and Exposure4. Color Correction and Restoration5. Creative Use of ColorPart 3: Digital Clean Up and Repairing Damage6. Dust, Light Scratch, and Stain Removal7. Repairing Moderate and Heavy DamagePart 4: Retouching Faces, Fun Projects, Preserving Your Images8. Editing Portraits9. Sharpening Images10. Fun and Artistic Projects with Your Photos11. Protecting Your Restored Images12. Appendix
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.12.2014 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | XXIV, 308 p. 357 illus., 343 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Berkeley |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Informatik ► Grafik / Design ► Digitale Bildverarbeitung |
| Informatik ► Grafik / Design ► Gimp | |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Software Entwicklung | |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4842-0403-4 / 1484204034 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4842-0403-0 / 9781484204030 |
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