This authoritative, best-selling guide provides both professional and amateur
photographers worldwide with a comprehensive introduction to the technologies and
techniques of digital imaging.

Features:

* An in-depth overview of image capture with digital cameras and scanners
* Hardware and software considerations
* The digital darkroom - image processing with examples from Adobe Photoshop,
showing how to achieve the highest quality images
* Printing digital images
* Colour management issues


This completely revised and updated fourth edition, with the latest information
on cameras, printers and image processing techniques, is also illustrated throughout
with full colour images for the first time. The free CD-ROM contains many of these
images so that you can practice the techniques in the book, as well as new examples
of some the other issues discussed. Specially produced animations show the operation
of charge coupled devices (CCDs) and software provided includes NIH Image (Scion
Image for PC), invaluable for technical photographers to process and analyse their
images.

If you are considering investing in digital imaging equipment, or want to understand
more about this subject, this book will offer you authoritative, first-hand advice.

Adrian Davies is Deputy Head of the Department of Arts, Media and General Education
at North East Surrey College of Technology, where he has introduced various courses
on digital imaging. He writes regularly for a number of magazines and speaks at
various conferences and exhibitions, as well as being an active wildlife and natural
history photographer.

Phil Fennessy is Digital Capture Development Manager for Eastman Kodak.

An authoritative, established guide for photographers
Make an informed decision about digital imaging with this book
Learn how to output images - from quality printing to transmission over the internet

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