Digital abstract and macro photography : Includes index

423 Pages·2005·28.891 MB·English

by  Ken Milburn, ebrary, Inc

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title : Digital Abstract and Macro Photography
author : Milburn, Ken.
publisher : Course PTR
isbn10 | asin : 1592006132
print isbn13 : 9781592006137
ebook isbn13 : 9781592006144
language : English
subject Photography, Abstract, Photography, Close-up,
Macrophotography, Photography--Digital techniques.
publication date : 2005
lcc : TR656.M54 2005eb
ddc : 779/.092
subject : Photography, Abstract, Photography, Close-up,
Macrophotography, Photography--Digital techniques.
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Digital Abstract and Macro Photography
Ken Milburn
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I dedicate this book to my hero—my son Lane. His example has proven to me that everything is possible
and within our reach.
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Acknowledgments
No author ever created a book working alone, and that's especially true of today's computer books. They
must be produced amazingly quickly in order to keep current with the latest releases of software. In this
case, I was creating a book that took a totally new approach—the first in a new series—but still working
within the same time constraints. And I was creating all of the photographs myself. Arrrggghhh!
The truth is that it was actually fun to create this book. A huge part of the credit for that goes to Megan
Belanger, my acquisitions editor at Course Technology; and to Estelle Manticas, my copy editor; and to
Sonja Shea, my technical editor. Thanks also to Bill Hartman, the layout tech; Kate Welsh, the
proofreader; and Sharon Hilgenberg, the indexer.
I'd also like to thank my professional photographer friends and frequent companions, Markus Baue, Keehn
Gray, Rick White, Roger Mulkey, and Maleña Taylor. You guys make photography a lot more fun and a lot
more interesting; I've learned so much from you.
I can't leave out my good friends who are also authors of computer books: Bob Cowart, Janine Warner,
Doug Sahlin, and Joe Sinclair. There is no substitute for friendship and there is no substitute for sage
advice when the going gets strange or rough. You are definitely some of the best in this business.
I'd also like to thank Casio for sending me the EX-P600 EXLIM Pro 6 MP point-andshoot digital camera. Its
host of features and film-quality resolution made it easy to shoot the extreme close-ups in Chapter 9,
"Macros."
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About the Author
Ken Milburn has been consulting on and writing about computer-based graphics, design, and multimedia
since 1981. He has been a contributing editor to the Microsoft MSN-PictureIt! Site, and has written 22
computer books in the past five years.
Ken's photographs have appeared in TV Guide, Look Magazine, and The Los Angeles Sunday Times
Magazine, as well as in advertisements for Southern California Gas, Cole of California, Universal Pictures,
Capitol Records, Strega Liqueur, and the Fluer Corporation.
Today, Ken specializes in the composition and manipulation of digitized images for the purposes of fine art
and illustration. His work originates as photographs and he then uses computers to abstract them. Design
Graphics Magazine has featured Ken's work in full color in two separate issues. Computer Artist and Digital
Video Magazine have also featured his work. Ken created the poster for the 1998 Sausalito Arts Festival;
his work has been featured in the 1999 American President Lines calendar, on book and record album
covers, and in nine one-man shows around the San Francisco Bay Area.
The primary software tools Ken uses in the creation of his work are Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter, Live
Picture, Studio Artist, Deep Paint, Kai's Power Tools, Xaos Paint Alchemy, and numerous third-party
Photoshop-compatible plug-in effects.
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Contents
Introduction xii
1 Nature 1
Water Reflections 2
Tofa Close-up 4
Farmer's Market Onions 6
Petal Edge 8
Yellow Flowers and Branches 10
Weeds and Water 12
Weeds and Sand 14
Beach Debris 16
Decorated Tree 18
Leaf Splash 20
Divided Cactus 22
Shoreline 24
Macro Leaf Edge 26
Cliff Strata 28
2 Techno 31
Bart Stair 32
Bike Fender 34
Bike Parts 36
White Flowers/Gray Wall 38
Yacht Hull 40
Metroflection 42
Ford Trunk 44
Tagrafitti 46
Sidewalk Flower 48
Brainwash 50
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3 Reflections and Transparency 53
Ballroom Ball 54
S&M Couple 56
Theft Proof 58
Windows on Market Street 60
Exhibit 62
Star Burst 64
Tabletop 66
Bath Oils 68
New Age Buddha 70
Vase 72
Color Vision 74
4 Lights 77
Streaking 78
Signs of the Hood 80
Thaiza in Red 82
Thaiza in Black 84
End of Evening 86
Showtime 88
Veiled Mystery 90
Light and Shape 92
Whirly 94
Sidewalk 96
Eine Kline Nacht Musik 98
Lens Flare 100
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5 Liquids 103
Dying Lilies 104
Branch Reflections 106
Creek Rocks 108
Oyster Beds 110
Dead Lilies II 112
Fountain Macro 114
Abstract Oils 116
Spatterlay 118
Floating Leftovers 120
6 Collected Parts 123
Jumpers 124
Tourist Table 126
Trashy Composition 128
Bloody Sand 130
Natural Art 132
Flutterby 134
Rockpile 136
Beach Flowers 138
People's Park 140
Lost Rock 142
Unmasked 144
7 Blurs 147
Speedo Bike 148
Riff Raff 150
Airborne 152
Ion U 154
Night Bike 156
Disco Dancers 158
Coaster Blur 160
Flying Chairs 162
Rainy Day 164
Blur Stack 166
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