Alternative digital photography 1598633821, 9781598633825, 1598636294, 1391401441

Alternative Digital Photography will lead you through a detailed exploration of alternative techniques in digital photog

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Alternative digital photography
 1598633821, 9781598633825, 1598636294, 1391401441

Table of contents :
Introduction --
How to use this book --
1. Creating black and white from color --
Lesson 1.1. Creating black and white with Photoshop grayscale --
Lesson 1.2. Creating black and white with Photoshop desaturate --
Lesson 1.3. Creating black and white with Photoshop lab color mode --
Lesson 1.4. Creating black and white with Photoshop channels --
Lesson 1.5. Creating black and white with the channel mixer --
Lesson 1.6. Creating black and white with Lightroom --
Lesson 1.7. Creating black and white with aperture --
Comparison of different conversion techniques --
Gallery of black-and-white images --
2. Creating sepia from black-and-white or color images --
Lesson 2.1. Creating sepia with Photoshop, method 1 --
Lesson 2.2. Creating sepia with Photoshop, method 2 --
Lesson 2.3. Creating sepia with Photoshop Elements --
Lesson 2.4. Creating sepia with Lightroom --
Lesson 2.5. Creating sepia with aperture --
Gallery of sepia images --
3. Hand-colored black and white --
Lesson 3.1. Starting with a color image in Photoshop, method 1 --
Lesson 3.2. Starting with a color image in Photoshop, method 2 --
Lesson 3.3. Starting with a color image in Lightroom --
Lesson 3.4. Starting with a black-and-white image in Photoshop --
Gallery of hand-colored black-and-white images --
4. Hand-colored sepia --
Lesson 4.1. Starting with an image in Photoshop --
Lesson 4.2. Starting with a color image in Lightroom --
Lesson 4.3. Using Photoshop to create a sepia image --
Gallery of hand-colored sepia images --
5. Abstract --
Lesson 5.1. Defocusing --
Lesson 5.2. Shadows --
Lesson 5.3. Silhouette --
Gallery of abstract images --
6. Pleinart --
Lesson 6.1. Using a brush in Photoshop and Elements, example 1 --
Lesson 6.2. Using a brush in Photoshop and Elements, example 2 --
Gallery of pleinart images --
7. Mosaic --
Lesson 7.1. Creating a panoramic image in David Hockney style --
Lesson 7.2. Creating an entire image --
Lesson 7.3. Creating a wide format panorama image --
Gallery of mosaic images --
8. Fresco --
Lesson 8.1. Applying a single filter --
Lesson 8.2. Applying multiple filters --
Gallery of Fresco images --
9. Photoimpressionism --
Lesson 9.1. Photoshop filters --
Lesson 9.2. Photoshop and the smudge tool --
Lesson 9.3. Photoshop liquify filter --
Gallery of Photoimpressionism images --
10. Sequences --
Lesson 10.1. Sequence example 1 --
Lesson 10.2. Sequence example 2 --
Gallery of sequences images --
11. Digital pinhole --
Lesson 11.1. Making your own digital pinhole camera --
Lesson 11.2. Using a commercial pinhole attachment --
Gallery of digital pinhole images --
12. Digital infrared --
Lesson 12.1. Making your own infrared filter --
Lesson 12.2. Using a glass filter --
Lesson 12.3. Using a customized infrared camera --
Lesson 12.4. Simulating infrared in Photoshop --
Comparison of different infrared techniques --
Gallery of digital infrared images --
13. Neosymbolism --
Lesson 13.1. Neosymbolism, creating in Lightroom --
Lesson 13.2. Neosymbolism, creating in Photoshop --
Gallery of neosymbolism images --
14. Selective focus --
Lesson 14.1. Photoshop and blurring --
Lesson 14.2. Lensbaby 2.0 and 3G --
Lesson 14.3. Lensbaby original --
Gallery of selective focus images --
15. Neomysticism --
Lesson 15.1. Photoshop techniques --
Lesson 15.2. Using a Holga lens --
Gallery of neomysticism images --
16. Digital toy cameras --
Lesson 16.1. Dealing with toy camera characteristics --
Gallery of digital toy camera images --
17. Color negative --
Lesson 17.1. Color negative with Photoshop --
Lesson 17.2. Color negative with a digital camera --
Gallery of color negative images --
Appendix A. Glossary --
Appendix B. Resource list --
Manufacturers and suppliers --
Websites --
Suggested reading --
Index.

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