Mastering Digital Photography and Imaging
From the Author : In my nearly three decades as a professional photographer, I’ve seen some incredible changes in the way we make images. When I started in newspaper work, there were still cigar-chomping old-timers on the street who lugged WW II-era Rollei twin lens re?ex cameras ?tted with big, manual, potato-masher style strobes to shoot check passings, ribbon cuttings, and yes, even house ?res. Why? Because they just couldn’t get the hang of using 35mm gear. Needless to say, those guys went the way of dinosaurs and typewriters. I, on the other hand, was a total gearhead who embraced every new bit of technology that came down the pike. First it was thyristor strobes that put out just the right amount of light. Then TTL metering modes and ?ash control, then autofocus, then “smart”?ash which effortlessly blended ?ash and available light calculations. With each new innovation, there I was on the cutting edge, fully embracing and understanding the technology and how it could make my image-making easier, quicker, and more efficient. And then came the digital revolution.
Back then, I was the guy with the stogie and the PRESS card stuck in the hatband of my fedora, hopelessly lost in the jungle of a new technology I neither understood nor wanted. Every aspect was bewildering, and I literally howled as I struggled with Curves, Levels, Histograms, RAW, DPI, PPI, not to mention computer freezeups, crashes, and upgrades. Just when it all got to be too much, I reached out to my friend Peter Burian. In a calm and sensible way, Peter walked me through the digital mine?eld, in no-nonsense, photographer-to-photographer language that I could understand. Peter demysti?ed the process without oversimplifying it, literally talking me back off the ledge of becoming a terminal Luddite. I used to think, “wouldn’t it be great if everyone had a Peter Burian to guide them into the digital age?” Now, in the form of this book, you do. While most instructional guides are either hopelessly elementary or written so only a software engineer could decipher it, Peter has managed to walk the middle line. And unlike a lot of other how-to writers, he’s not afraid to tell it like it is; when he gives you a bit of advice, you know it’s something that he has tried and made work. His writing re?ects that most rare commodity in the Tower of Babel that is digital photography advice: an informed and evenhanded opinion. And so, dear reader, thanks to the 15th century miracle of moveable type and the printing press, you’ve got access to one of the true masters of this very 21st century practice of digital photography. I can think of no one better to guide you. And Peter, if you wonder why I hardly ever call or e-mail you anymore, you have only yourself, and this book, to blame! Bob Krist New Hope, Pennsylvania.
Author : Peter K Buraian
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