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Instant GIMP Starter

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Instant GIMP Starter

By: Fazreil Amreen;

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Publication Date: 25-JAN-2013

Insert Date: 30-JAN-2013

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Learn the basics of GIMP through practical examples Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results. Use GIMP features to draw and color images Make a precise infographic Compose multiple pictures in an image In Detail Image manipulation is being used by professionals all over the world. Beautiful pictures can be achieved by combining technology with art. GIMP. the GNU Image Manipulation Program, makes them accessible to everyone. GIMP is. With it, anyone can express their emotional and intellectual capability in a new...

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Adobe® Master Class: Photoshop® Inspiring Artwork and Tutorials by Established and Emerging Artists

Adobe® Master Class: Photoshop® Inspiring Artwork and Tutorials by Established and Emerging Artists

By: Ibarionex Perello

Publisher: Adobe Press

Publication Date: 27-DEC-2012

Insert Date: 22-JAN-2013

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This beautiful art showcase book from Adobe Press features 30 established and emerging Photoshop artists, their masterful work, and tutorials demonstrating their techniques for using Adobe Photoshop. Curated by renowned photographer and educator Ibarionex Perello, this book features an inspiring collection of innovative Photoshop artists and their amazing artwork. The images represent a mix of techniques and styles and are field-defining works that demonstrate technical excellence and awe-inspiring aesthetics. Readers will also appreciate the artists' commentary about their inspiration and...

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Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing

Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing

By: S. Annadurai; R. Shanmugalakshmi

Publisher: Pearson Education India

Publication Date: 06-OCT-2006

Insert Date: 21-JAN-2013

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Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing clearly discusses the five fundamental aspects of digital image processing namely, image enhancement, transformation, segmentation, compression and restoration. Presented in a simple and lucid manner, the book aims to provide the reader a sound and firm theoretical knowledge on digital image processing. It is supported by large number of colored illustrations. ...

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Adobe® Photoshop® CS6

Adobe® Photoshop® CS6

By: Adobe Press

Publisher: Pearson France

Publication Date: 09-NOV-2012

Insert Date: 20-JAN-2013

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La méthode la plus rapide, la plus simple et la plus complète pour maîtriser Adobe Photoshop CS6 ! Classroom in a Book, collection au succès mondial, vous aide à, découvrir facilement et rapidement les fonctionnalités des logiciels Adobe. Elle apporte ce qu'aucun autre ouvrage ou programme de formation ne propose : des supports pour travaux pratiques conçus spécialement par des experts en produits Adobe. Les quatorze leçons de cet ouvrage couvrent l'ensemble des notions de bases d'Adobe Photoshop CS6 et vous fournissent une multitude d'astuces et de techniques pour vous aider à optimiser...

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Photoshop Elements 11 All-in-One For Dummies

Photoshop Elements 11 All-in-One For Dummies

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Publisher: For Dummies

Publication Date: 20-NOV-2012

Insert Date: 15-JAN-2013

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Bring out the best in your images with the latest version of Photoshop Elements Photoshop Elements is the top selling consumer photo editing software and Adobe continues to add innovative features that allow digital photo enthusiasts to do it all. This value-packed reference combines nine content-rich minibooks in one complete package. User-friendly and detailed, it covers the key features and tools that beginner and experienced users need to create high-quality images for print, e-mail, and the web using the latest release of Photoshop Elements: Photoshop Elements 11. Presented in full...

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Plug In with Nik: A Photographer’s Guide to Creating Dynamic Images with Nik Software

Plug In with Nik: A Photographer’s Guide to Creating Dynamic Images with Nik Software

By: John Batdorff

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 16-JAN-2013

Insert Date: 15-JAN-2013

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Extend your photographic vision and harness the full power of Nik's Plug-In Suite (now re-branded as the Nik Collection by Google) with this beautifully illustrated guide that covers the full plug-in suite: Dfine 2.0, Viveza 2, HDR Efex Pro 2, Color Efex Pro 4 Complete Edition, Silver Efex Pro 2, and Sharpener Pro 3.0. Pro photographer John Batdorff provides easy-to-follow instructions for processing and enhancing your landscapes, portraits, and streetscapes with Nik from start to finish. Nik Collection by Google offers precise and natural enhancements without complicated selections or...

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The Artist's Guide to GIMP, 2nd Edition

The Artist's Guide to GIMP, 2nd Edition

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Publisher: No Starch Press

Publication Date: 22-JUN-2012

Insert Date: 14-JAN-2013

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As a full-featured, free alternative to Adobe Photoshop, GIMP is one of the world's most popular open source projects. The latest version of GIMP (2.8) brings long-awaited improvements and powerful new tools to make graphic design and photo manipulation even easier—but it's still a notoriously challenging program to use....

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The Digital Zone System

The Digital Zone System

By: Robert Fisher

Publisher: Rocky Nook

Publication Date: 21-DEC-2012

Insert Date: 03-JAN-2013

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There is an ongoing debate among photographers whether digital photography processes will ever be able to reach the pinnacle of image quality and tonality achieved by Ansel Adams decades ago. The Digital Zone System (DZS) is an innovative methodology for editing digital images that mimics the Zone System created by Adams. With this book, author Robert Fisher presents a practical guide for editing digital images with a level of control previously unattainable without significant manual work. He walks the reader through the background of Adam's original Zone System and points out similarities...

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AfterShot Pro: Non-destructive photo editing and management

AfterShot Pro: Non-destructive photo editing and management

By: Joachim Ziebs;

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Publication Date: 26-DEC-2012

Insert Date: 01-JAN-2013

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"This book will show you how to edit, develop, and manage your photos with AfterShot Pro book and ebook. Non-destructively edit your photos Develop your RAW files into stunning images Manage your photos with ease In Detail DSLRs and other digital cameras have the potential to create stunning images. However, to get the most out of them, it is necessary to use the RAW sensor data and to develop it yourself. When done correctly, the image quality is usually better than that of an in-camera jpeg. On the other hand, one has to have the knowledge to develop these RAW...

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Photoshop Compositing Basics

Photoshop Compositing Basics

By: Conrad Chavez

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 11-DEC-2012

Insert Date: 21-DEC-2012

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Learn the secrets for compositing two or more photographs in Adobe Photoshop CS6 to create a professional looking single image. This ebook, for intermediate photographers with some knowledge of Photoshop, will help you understand the best selection techniques, assemble effective layers, remove unwanted backgrounds, and set proper transparency for a dramatic result. Follow along with your friendly and knowledgeable guide, photographer/author Conrad Chavez, and you will: Understand which selection tools are best for your project Create soft-edged and semitransparent...

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The Book of GIMP

The Book of GIMP

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Publisher: No Starch Press

Publication Date: 16-JAN-2013

Insert Date: 20-DEC-2012

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The Book of GIMP is a comprehensive guide to GIMP 2.8 with answers to (nearly) all of your questions about GIMP....

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Meet iPhoto for iOS 6

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Meet iPhoto for iOS 6

By: Lisa L. Spangenberg (HEPM ID: 28479717)

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 07-DEC-2012

Insert Date: 14-DEC-2012

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With iPhoto for iOS, browsing, editing, and sharing your photos is just a tap away. iPhoto for iOS takes full advantage of gestures on an iPad or iPhone for editing and manipulating photos and lets you easily share your photos over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth through social networks, email, and the Web. With this practical and invaluable guide, you,ll learn how to polish and show off your photos. Author Lisa L. Spangenberg will show you how to get images onto your iOS device; work with photos, albums, and events; edit and adjust photos; and share your finished work. ...

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Plug In with onOne Software: A Photographer’s Guide to Vision and Creative Expression

Plug In with onOne Software: A Photographer’s Guide to Vision and Creative Expression

By: Nicole S. Young

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 04-DEC-2012

Insert Date: 08-DEC-2012

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With her friendly tone and insightful knowledge, Nicole S. Young takes readers through all the products in the onOne Photo Suite, walking through each and showing readers how to use the tools to stretch their creativity and showcase their personal photographic style. This beautifully illustrated guide provides easy-to-follow instructions on processing images from start to finish. Nicole will show readers how to use the following onOne tools to enhance their photos: Perfect Layers for a layered workflow without Photoshop: Perfect Portrait retouching; Perfect Mask for replacing backgrounds;...

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Lightroom 2: Pour les photographes du numérique

Lightroom 2: Pour les photographes du numérique

By: Scott Kelby

Publisher: Pearson France

Publication Date: 16-JAN-2009

Insert Date: 04-DEC-2012

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Scott Kelby, auteur, photographe et spécialiste de Photoshop reprend, dans cet ouvrage consacré à Lightroom 2, les recettes qui lui ont valu une renommée mondiale : des procédures pas-à-pas, des explications claires et des techniques de professionnels révélées sur un ton vivant et dynamique. Véritable outil d'apprentissage, ce livre propose des méthodes simples mais efficaces qui vous permettront de rapidement maîtriser Lightroom. Le livre suit le déroulement logique d'un flux de production – chacun des chapitres correspondant à une étape spécifique – pour vous mettre dans la peau...

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The Photoshop® Elements 11 Book for Digital Photographers

The Photoshop® Elements 11 Book for Digital Photographers

By: Scott Kelby; Matt Kloskowski

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 13-NOV-2012

Insert Date: 24-NOV-2012

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This book (for Windows and Mac) breaks new ground by doing something for digital photographers that's never been done before–it cuts through the bull and shows exactly "how to do it." It's not a bunch of theory; it doesn't challenge readers to come up with their own settings or figure things out on their own. Instead, it tells readers flat-out which settings to use, when to use them, and why. This book gives the inside tips and tricks of the trade for organizing, correcting, editing, sharpening, retouching, and presenting photos like a pro. Readers will be absolutely amazed at how easy and...

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Porträtretusche mit Photoshop Elements

Porträtretusche mit Photoshop Elements

By: Kate Kate Breuer

Publisher: Addison-Wesley Verlag

Publication Date: 07-FEB-2012

Insert Date: 30-OCT-2012

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Photoshop Elements kann mehr als Sie glauben und dieses Buch zeigt Ihnen, wie es geht! Bilder von Menschen zu bearbeiten erfordert komplett andere Techniken als die Erstellung von Composings oder die Bearbeitung von Landschaften. Deshalb erklärt Ihnen Fotografin Kate Breuer in diesem Buch, wie Sie die Möglichkeiten von Photoshop Elements optimal nutzen können, um Ihre Bilder von Menschen deutlich zu verbessern. Kate Breuer zeigt Ihnen Techniken und Werkzeuge für den praxisnahen Einsatz mit vielen Screenshots und detaillierten Anleitungen. Neben der Optimierung von Bildern und der Retusche...

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Apple Pro Training Series: Aperture 3, Second Edition

Apple Pro Training Series: Aperture 3, Second Edition

By: Dion Scoppettuolo

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 13-OCT-2012

Insert Date: 20-OCT-2012

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Updated for Aperture 3.4, this Apple-certified guide starts with the basics of image management and takes you step by step through Aperture's powerful editing, retouching, proofing, publishing, and archiving features. It delivers comprehensive training—the equivalent of a two-day course—in one project-based book. With complete coverage of Aperture's new interface and features, you'll learn to index your photos using face recognition and GPS location data; master powerful non-destructive image-adjustment tools including brush-based local adjustments; and create impressive slideshows that...

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Lightroom 4

Lightroom 4

By: Gérard Michel-Duthel

Publisher: Pearson France

Publication Date: 01-SEP-2012

Insert Date: 16-OCT-2012

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Initiez-vous à Lightroom 4, le puissant outil de retouche et de catalogage d'Adobe destiné aux photographes, et apprenez à : Cataloguer efficacement vos photos. Après les avoir chargées depuis votre appareil numérique, attribuez-leur des mots-clés et des appréciations afin de pouvoir les retrouver très rapidement. Développer vos photos en toute créativité. Gérez l'exposition, la colorimétrie, le cadrage, la netteté ou encore le bruit numérique. Matérialiser vos créations sur papier (tirage imprimante, planche-contact, livre…), sous forme de diaporama ou de page Web. La...

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Photoshop Elements 11: Visual QuickStart Guide

Photoshop Elements 11: Visual QuickStart Guide

By: Jeff Carlson

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 08-OCT-2012

Insert Date: 12-OCT-2012

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Whether you’re an Elements newbie or an experienced veteran, this book will teach you all you need to know--from adjustments to bring out the best in your photos, editing in five easy steps, and organizing media by places and events, to working with raw files--and much more!   This fully updated edition includes: concise, step-by-step instructions; hundreds of carefully edited full color photographs; screen captures of program features; supplemental tips and sidebars; and a thorough table of contents and index. Readers can download many of the key images featured in the guide and...

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Lightroom 4

Lightroom 4

By: Gérard Michel-Duthel

Publisher: Pearson France

Publication Date: 01-MAY-2012

Insert Date: 11-OCT-2012

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Lightroom 4 est indispensable au photographe, qu'il soit professionnel ou amateur averti. Ce logiciel répond en effet des attentes précises. Il permet de : Cataloguer ses photos. Après les avoir chargées depuis son appareil numérique, vous apprendrez à attribuer à vos photographies des mots-clés et des appréciations afin de pouvoir très rapidement les retrouver. Développer ses photos. Vous saurez ainsi régler l'exposition, la colorimétrie, le recadrage, la netteté ou la gestion du bruit numérique... Exportez vos images. Découvrez comment matérialiser vos photographies sur de...