Book description
"Vincent Versace is a Renaissance man who has produced the best
how-to book of the year! With its subtitle of “A Cinematic
Approach to Digital Still Photography with Photoshop” Versace
introduces a system for creating images that owes as much to the
traditional darkroom as the digital one. Don’t just read the
book; study it. The first chapter isn’t called “The Tao
of Dynamic Workflow” for nothing and, like the rest of the
book, contains Versace’s charm, wit, and wisdom. It’s
copiously illustrated with detailed step-by-step examples of
techniques that when applied to your own work will turn you from
zero to hero. The fact that he’s a heck of a photographer
means the book is stunningly illustrated, but it’s also been
well designed. It has become a cliché to say that a book could
change your life, but this one could." -- Joe Farace, December,
2007 , Shutterbug, Top Digital Books Of 2007; More &
Better Digital Imaging Books
Creating memorable photographs is a process that starts before you
edit an image in Photoshop, before you capture the image, even
before you pick up the camera. You must first approach the subject
with the proper sense of perception, with the ability to visualize
the finished print before you commit a scene to pixels, but still
be flexible and spontaneous. Master Fine Art photographer Vincent
Versace has spent his career learning and teaching the art of
perception and how to translate it into stunning images. In Welcome
to Oz, he delves into what it means to approach digital
photography cinematically, to use your perception, your camera, and
Photoshop to capture the movement of life in a still
image.
Adapt your workflow to the image so you always know how best to use your tools
Turn a seemingly impossible photographic scenario into a successful image
Practice “image harvesting” to combine the best parts of many captures to create an optimum final result
Create black and white prints that have the look, feel and “richness” of traditional silver prints without ever leaving the RGB color space
Product information
- Title: Welcome to Oz: A Cinematic Approach to Digital Still Photography with Photoshop
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2006
- Publisher(s): New Riders
- ISBN: 9780735714007
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