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Into Your Digital Darkroom, Step by Step

PSA Journal,  March, 2005  by Stanley B. Ashbrook

Into Your Digital Darkroom, Step by Step By Peter Cope Amherst Media Soft cover, 8 1/2" X 11" 126 pages, illus, some, $24.95 ISBN 1-58428-146-4

Peter Cope has worked with digital imaging since his college days at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. He is the author of numerous books on digital photography, including Digital Photography Workshop; The Digital Photographer's Pocket Encyclopedia; Photoshop User's Encyclopedia; and Secrets of the Digital Darkroom. He also writes for Total Digital Photography, a monthly magazine published in the UK.

Peter explains how to create your digital darkroom with information on hardware and the various software applications available. He explains five steps to get the best from each and every image. He provides simple instructions that will help you discover how easy it is to produce effective image enhancements. He explains how to size your images for making prints or for sharing them online. He explains image Layers, how to make selections, and masking. He explains how to use some of the filters including Unsharp Mask. His advanced techniques cover some art and creative effects.

If you are new to digital imaging or would like to learn some new techniques, then this book can be very helpful.

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