Welcome To Oz: A Cinematic Approach To Digital Still Photography With Photoshop

by Vincent Versace

A guide to creating the perfect photograph covers how to approach an image, workflow, and the use of light, gesture, shape, time, and color, while using Photoshop to bring out the important aspects of the photograph.

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction, Reference, Art

188 pages, Paperback

First published December 13, 2006

Reviews

[TanyaStanton]

Honestly, learning Photoshop can feel overwhelming at first, especially with how many tools and settings there are to figure out. While going through similar stuff, I started experimenting with presets luminar to simplify my workflow and save time on basic adjustments. It helped me focus more on creativity instead of getting stuck tweaking every detail manually. After using it for a while, I noticed my edits became more consistent and much quicker to finish, which made the whole process a lot more enjoyable.

[Serge Pierro · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting approach to digital photography. Versace has a somewhat tedious methodology to taking a still photograph, and transforming it to a different level of art in Photoshop. Nice concepts, but very work intensive.

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

The section on removing sensor color cast alone, makes this book worth reading. Vincent has a lot to tach about how the eye moves through a photo, and how you can use this in your image creation. If you are looking for a great approach to creating fine art photography, look no further.

[Kevin Connery · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good concepts, so-so technical methods, great results

[Naomi · Rating 3 out of 5]

May want to revisit if I ever want to try "image harvesting" - combining the best parts of many captures to create a final image.

[Babak · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too much Photoshop for my taste.