Books

Katrin Eismann

Photoshop Restoration and Retouching takes you through numerous step by step examples that highlight the tools and techniques used by professional digital artists to restore valuable antique images, retouch portraits and enhance glamour photography. This book features dozens of tutorials that will show you how to transform faded, damaged photographs into beautiful images that are as clear and crisp as the day they were taken.

Filled with full-color examples, this book will show how to:

Improve color, contrast, tone and correct exposure errors
Rescue extremly faded and damaged originals
Repair heirloom photographs by removing dust and mold and repairing torn edges and cracks
Improve portraits by removing blemishes, wrinkles, reflections, and redeye
Learn the tips and tricks that glamour and fashion photographers use everyday to perfect the already beautiful.
Adobe Photoshop™ users looking for intermediate to advanced techniques to retouch and restore images
Educators who require a clear working approach to learning and teaching digital restoration and retouching
Dedicated amateurs who are retouching family photos
Traditional retouchers who are transitioning into the digital workflow

New, a Short Courses digital photography book for people who own the Canon EOS 10D digital camera and want to get better pictures. This beautifully written and illustrated guide, drawing on the much more comprehensive information on the ShortCourses Web site, pulls together answers to the questions you might have about using the 10D, including the following:

Taking a Picture in Full Auto Mode
Using Menus
Reviewing Images
Managing Your Images
Giving a Slide Show on TV
Selecting Image Quality
Setting the RAW Image JPEG Size
Changing Exposure Modes
Using Image Zone Modes
Using Program AE (P) Mode
Using Program Shift
Using Shutter-Priority (Tv) Mode
Using Aperture-Priority (Av) Mode
Using Manual (M) Mode
Changing the Metering Mode
Using Exposure Compensation
Using Autoexposure (AE) Lock
Using Autoexposure Bracketing (AEB)
Displaying Histograms
Using Histograms
Using the Self-timer
Changing the ISO
Increasing the Sharpness of Moving Objects
Selecting an Autofocus Mode
Selecting a Focus Point
Changing the Registered Focus Point
Selecting the Registered Focus Point
Using Focus Lock
Using Manual Focus
Increasing Depth of Field
Using Auto Depth-of-Field AE (A-DEP)
Setting Your Lens to the Hyperfocal Distance
Zone Focusing

Decreasing Depth of Field

Capturing Creative Blur

Selecting a White Balance Mode

Setting a Custom White Balance

Selecting a Specific Color Temperature in Kelvins

Using White Balance Bracketing

Using Bulb Exposures

Mounting and Unmounting a Lens

Zooming the Lens

Using Autoflash

Turning Red-eye Mode On and Off

Using Fill Flash

Using Slow Sync Flash

Preventing the Flash from Firing

Using Flash Exposure Compensation

Using Flash Exposure Lock

Increasing Depth of Field in Close-ups

Turning Continuous Mode On and Off

Changing Custom Functions

Clearing Custom Functions

Setting the Time and Date

Reviewing Just Captured Photographs

Specifying File Number Sequences

Turning the Beep On or Off

Changing the Language or Video Setting

Adjusting Monitor Brightness

Adjusting Auto Power Off Time

Formatting a CF Card

Checking Your Firmware Version

Turning Auto Rotate On and Off

Clearing Camera Settings

Entering a Print Order

Setting Parameters

Selecting Parameters or Color Space

The book is designed to work with the on-line books on the www.shortcourses.com site. The book explains how to get better pictures but you'll find more on that subject on the site. In addition, there is lots of information on the site about what you can do with your pictures after you've taken them.