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Digital Print, The: Preparing Images in Lightroom and Photoshop for Printing
Whether you’re a digital or a film photographer, you can learn to leverage today’s technologies to create masterful prints of your work, and this unique book is devoted exclusively to teaching you how. In it, renowned photographer, educator, and author Jeff Schewe presents targeted chapters on digital printing from Lightroom and Photoshop and shares his expert techniques for optimal output and fine-art reproduction. A companion to The Digital Raw Image Processing in Lightroom, Camera Raw, and Photoshop , this book teaches you how to take your already perfected images and optimize them for the highest quality final printing. Jeff teaches you about printer types and principles of color management so you get the results you expect. He also shares his strategies on proofing, sharpening, resolution, black-and-white conversion, and workflow, as well as on identifying the attributes that define a perfect print.
336 pages, Paperback
First published April 29, 2013
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August 2, 2014
Ansel Adams wrote a series of technical books that are classics for film photographers. They includes The Negative, The Camera and The Print. Anyone who has studied these books knows that a master photographer produces amazing images through implementation of extensive and detailed knowledge coupled with vast experience. It isn't easy work. Reading Ansel's books years ago both inspired and intimidated me. The books are not easy reading and I liken them to a high level graduate course.
Jeff Schewe is following the lead of Ansel with his detailed and technical books "The Digital Negative: Raw Image Processing in Lightroom, Camera Raw, and Photoshop" and "The Digital Print". Transitioning from film and wet chemicals to digital applications requires a master photographer or printer to have full command of how applications engage digital files to yield masterful works. Schewe has a background and the experience to qualify him as a master and of the ilk of Ansel Adams in terms of teaching the nuances of preparing a master digital file and how to prepare it for printing.
The Digital Print is not for the feint of heart or for anyone who is not comfortable with Photoshop or Lightroom. The book presents a graduate level course on all aspects of preparing a file for printing. The book is comprehensive and, often, dense. I consider it a highly valued resource in my library and hope to apply the content well to my work as a photographer.
I own both "The Digital Negative" and "The Digital Print". If one was to invest in just one of these books I would recommend "The Digital Print" since Schewe provides a useful but condensed version of considerations for preparation of a master digital file leading up to actually printing. His discussion on sharpening a file for printing is worth the purchase of the book IMHO.
Highly recommended for anyone who wants to advance their digital photo skills and has an aptitude for detail and technological exploration.
Jeff Schewe is following the lead of Ansel with his detailed and technical books "The Digital Negative: Raw Image Processing in Lightroom, Camera Raw, and Photoshop" and "The Digital Print". Transitioning from film and wet chemicals to digital applications requires a master photographer or printer to have full command of how applications engage digital files to yield masterful works. Schewe has a background and the experience to qualify him as a master and of the ilk of Ansel Adams in terms of teaching the nuances of preparing a master digital file and how to prepare it for printing.
The Digital Print is not for the feint of heart or for anyone who is not comfortable with Photoshop or Lightroom. The book presents a graduate level course on all aspects of preparing a file for printing. The book is comprehensive and, often, dense. I consider it a highly valued resource in my library and hope to apply the content well to my work as a photographer.
I own both "The Digital Negative" and "The Digital Print". If one was to invest in just one of these books I would recommend "The Digital Print" since Schewe provides a useful but condensed version of considerations for preparation of a master digital file leading up to actually printing. His discussion on sharpening a file for printing is worth the purchase of the book IMHO.
Highly recommended for anyone who wants to advance their digital photo skills and has an aptitude for detail and technological exploration.
April 5, 2015
Il libro è di mio marito, l'edizione é in italiano prima o poi farò una nuova scheda.
January 5, 2017
I've been editing digital photos for many years and recently took the plunge and bought a decent photo printer After researching material on the web I had fragments of information but was still no closer to being able to make a decent print.
I knew the author was an accomplished photographer and Lightroom advocate so opted to buy his book. I'm glad I did - this book is really approachable and provides a complete (though not necessarily exhaustive) view of the digital photo printing process. Yes there are some drier portions on colour management theory but I was surprised how easy it was to read.
The book covers
- colour management
- preparing a photo for print, but only the parts particularly important for printing
- printing, and the attributes that are important to making a good print
- printing workflow
After reading the book I have a much better understanding of how to print photos properly, what to look for when editing a photo for printing, choosing the right paper for a particular photo and how to display the final product. Exactly what I was looking for so I'm happy, and planning to get a copy of Jeff's other book "The Digital Negative" now!
I knew the author was an accomplished photographer and Lightroom advocate so opted to buy his book. I'm glad I did - this book is really approachable and provides a complete (though not necessarily exhaustive) view of the digital photo printing process. Yes there are some drier portions on colour management theory but I was surprised how easy it was to read.
The book covers
- colour management
- preparing a photo for print, but only the parts particularly important for printing
- printing, and the attributes that are important to making a good print
- printing workflow
After reading the book I have a much better understanding of how to print photos properly, what to look for when editing a photo for printing, choosing the right paper for a particular photo and how to display the final product. Exactly what I was looking for so I'm happy, and planning to get a copy of Jeff's other book "The Digital Negative" now!
June 11, 2015
This isn't a substitute for a good Photoshop or Lightroom book, it's an additional book you might consider if you want to take a deeper dive into the technical aspects of inkjet printing. Having already watched Schewe discuss much of this information in the excellent "Camera to Print and Screen" video tutorials, there wasn't much for me to learn here, except for a few Photoshop CC settings updates. Even though the video series is from 2013, I still recommend it over the book if video suits your learning style: https://luminous-landscape.com/camera...
November 24, 2015
This book was required for my classes this semester. I learned a lot from it and look forward to some more writing!
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