- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Amherst Media; 2nd Revised edition edition (1 Oct 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1584281677
- ISBN-13: 978-1584281672
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.5 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,316,223 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This popular book, now in its second edition, covers everything that happens after the dive - it outlines how to adjust exposure and contrast, correct flaws and effectively show off dazzling underwater images. These fully illustrated step-by-step techniques make it easy to make every shot look its best.
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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was quite disappointed by the book, as it contained only little information. The book is thin, letter size is large, and lines are far apart. The authors give wide introductions, while real information is sparse. The book is only useful for people who do not know anything about working with imaging software, and who do not intend to go deep into it either. For example, the authors make use only of standard filters such as the sharpening filter instead of the unsharp mask and leave the curves option to 'people who know how to use it'. However, might you be interested only in the very basics of imaging, the book is very readible and pictures are nice!
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was quite disappointed by the book, as it contained only little information. The book is thin, letter size is large, and lines are far apart. The authors give wide introductions, while real information is sparse. The book is only useful for people who do not know anything about working with imaging software, and who do not intend to go deep into it either. For example, the authors make use only of standard filters such as the sharpening filter instead of the unsharp mask and leave the curves option to 'people who know how to use it'. However, might you be interested only in the very basics of imaging, the book is very readible and pictures are nice!
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Not what I was expecting at all
23 July 2004
Format:Paperback
When I bought this book, I thought I would learn some ways to enhance my pictures with detailed examples. I was really disappointed when I saw that it wasn't the case. They show what they did with what tool but without any detailed explanations. "Before-and-after-color-balance" wasn't what I had in mind when I bought this book. I didn't need to pay 50$ to know that if I go through photoshop menus and do some tests, I would learn it sooner or later. I really think it should be mentionned that this book is intended for people that have beginner skills with computers. 30% of the book explains how to use a scanner...
The only way I would recommend this book is if you don't know much about computers and have no clue what photoshop is and want to know where the menu for Hue/Saturation is. Otherwise, don't waste any penny on that, instead, go to specialized website, you'll find tutorials that are a 100 times better than this book with real detailed examples.
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
A complete waste of money
21 July 2004
Format:Paperback
I found this book to be a very poor educational source for digital photography and image editing. As a photographer who is switching from slide film to digital, I have read three other books on digital photography, including Peter Burian's "Mastering Digital Photography and Imaging". Burian's book (and the other two books) blow's the Drafahl's book out of the water(no pun intended). It's like comparing a Lexus to a Hugo. The Drafahl book is vague, poorly written, and provides minimal imformation on various topics. What's with the large print and skipped lines--it's as though they wanted to increase the number of pages to make it look like your getting more for your money. I have wasted my money to finance one of their dive trips.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
This book is extremely helpful!
18 Oct 2001
Format:Paperback
There is everything you ever wanted to know about how to work with you underwater pictures digitally in this book. The Drafahls have done an excellent job puting this information into a format that's easy to follow; it's step-by-step. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in digital editing of their photographs.
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