Before the digital era, many hours were spent in the darkroom tinkering with chemicals. Now, handcrafted prints can be easily created with a basic desktop workstation and inkjet printer. With clear, uncomplicated instructions for setting up a workstation, testing different papers, and creatively interpreting photographs, The Digital Printing Handbook offers no-fail advice for choosing equipment and materials, controlling image quality, and troubleshooting print results. Then, step-by-step projects demonstrate how to create a variety of digital printing effects, from the basic essentials to more advanced techniques. Each technique is simplified to work with all recent versions of popular software, including Adobe Photoshop. What's more, they're all explained in clear, jargon-free text that's easy for beginners to follow, yet thorough enough for veteran artists. This guide also features an exciting range of "color recipes" for recreating amazing darkroom, vintage, and alternative print processes; proven advice for using a variety of printers, papers and inks; and a comprehensive reference section. The Digital Printing Handbook is both a handy reference and a source of inspiration--the definitive darkroom manual for the digital age!
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Digital Photo Instructor:
This is an excellent book for the creative photographer filled with images and ideas presented in a clear, concise manner. The good and the bad. The concepts Daly teaches are timeless, but the techniques have been changed by the advancement of Photoshop and printers.
A Digital Printing Primer For The Digital Darkroom:
Excellent reference on how to set-up your computer monitor and printer to get the best possible photographic prints. It is well written and provides pictorial guidance and how-to's. The section on color techniques has provided me a more clear understanding of color management and approaches with my digital camera photos. It also has a very useful chapter on references & resources.
The book was right on target! Great book!:
I was looking for some help in printing photographs to my inkjet. There were many issues I didnt understand in color management. This book was great for me as it discussed every detail including color management, differient types of papers, file formats and print quaility issues. In addition were some good PhotoShop tips for improving your photo prior to printing. Glad I bought it!
OK as a first book:
This isn't a bad book. It's a little basic. It might function well as your first book to answer elementary questions about digital printing.
I found the sections on color management to be a little thin. If you are looking to graduate to the next level, and want more in-depth knowledge and a better interpretation I'd recommend Photoshop Artistry.
