cover next page > Cover 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. cover next page > < previous page page_i next page > Page i Digital Abstract and Macro Photography Ken Milburn < previous page page_i next page > < previous page page_ii next page > Page ii © 2005 by Thomson Course Technology PTR. All rights reserved. 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Training manuals, CD-ROMs, and portions of this book are also available individually or can be tailored for specific needs. ISBN: 1-59200-613-2 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2004114493 Printed in Canada 05 06 07 08 09 TC 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Publisher and General Manager of Course PTR: Stacy L. Hiquet Associate Director of Marketing: Sarah O'Donnell Marketing Manager: Heather Hurley Manager of Editorial Services: Heather Talbot Associate Acquisitions Editor: Megan Belanger Senior Editor: Mark Garvey Marketing Coordinator: Jordan Casey Project Editor/Copy Editor: Estelle Manticas Technical Reviewer: Sonja Shea PTR Editorial Services Coordinator: Elizabeth Furbish Interior Layout Tech: William Hartman Cover Designer: Mike Tanamachi Indexer: Sharon Hilgenberg Proofreader: Kate Shoup Welsh < previous page page_ii next page > < previous page page_iii next page > Page iii I dedicate this book to my hero—my son Lane. His example has proven to me that everything is possible and within our reach. < previous page page_iii next page > < previous page page_iv next page > Page iv 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." < previous page page_iv next page > < previous page page_v next page > Page v 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. < previous page page_v next page > < previous page page_vi next page > Page vi This page intentionally left blank < previous page page_vi next page > < previous page page_vii next page > Page vii 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 < previous page page_vii next page > < previous page page_viii next page > Page viii 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 < previous page page_viii next page > < previous page page_ix next page > Page ix 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 < previous page page_ix next page >

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