Dimensions
231 x 190 x 14mm
An easy-to-follow guide for photographers wishing to produce photo-real composite image.
* Features an easy-to-follow, project-based approach which illustrates important camera and software techniques.
* Covers Photoshop CS4 Extended, related plug-ins, 3D modeling and rendering fundamentals, and other skills needed to blend images into a new, seemingly camera-shot scene.
* Focuses on important technical skills and concepts of composite imagery.
In Real World Compositing with Adobe Photoshop CS4, experts Scott Valentine and Dan Moughamian show readers how to enhance their photography and Photoshop skills from scene selection and preparation to photographic technique. Professional photographers and digital artists wishing to produce photo-real composite images and surreal artwork by blending or compositing many individual images can learn all they need to know right here. Building from a presumed skill set, the authors provide detailed examples and explanations that cover the newest features in Photoshop CS4 and popular 3D applications. More than just a guide for using the software, this book also instructs readers on photographic planning and technique, key graphic design concepts, and even visual perception as applied to creative images an increasingly popular approach which requires the digital artist to become more involved in the presentation and concept of their images.
