Digital Imaging

by Sally Wiener Grotta, Daniel Grotta

Digital imaging has revolutionized the world of visual arts more dramatically than anything since the invention of the camera. Digital illustration and computerized manipulation of photographs have become the mark of quality in magazines, movie posters, and advertisements. Until recently, the equipment needed to produce such superb results cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Now, affordable prices and easy accessibility have made digital imaging possible for almost everyone involved in visual communications. Photographers, artists, and illustrators need all the help they can get sorting through the technobabble and salesmanship surrounding this important new technology, and they'll find it in Digital Imaging. This is the first sourcebook to ease all the technical, financial, legal, and ethical issues readers need to understand. Filled with advice from leading experts in the field, Digital Imaging provides a vital overview of terms and concepts, professional techniques, computer hardware and software, and sources of information and assistance.

Paperback

Published January 1, 1994

About the author

Let me tell you a story. It’s about the life I lead and would lead if I were someone, somewhere or somewhen else. And that’s why I’m a storyteller, because I always wonder what’s around the corner, over the next mountain, or just in front of me but hidden. I use words and my camera to explore what I want to understand and what I need to communicate. As for exploring, I’ve been on assignment as a writer and photographer for many major publications to all seven continents. I’ve interviewed and photographed hundreds of fascinating or famous (or both) people. And, I’ve been honored that my work has received numerous awards, grants and accolades. But in the end, for me it’s all about making a connection with other people. (For more traditional bios, please go to http://www.grotta.net/events.htm and http://www.amhands.com/AboutSally.)

My fiction includes "Jo Joe" and "The Winter Boy." (Both from Pixel Hall Press.) With more on the way.

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