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Santa Barbara, CA—December 04, 2012—Rocky Nook, Santa Barbara's leading publisher of books on the techniques and aesthetics of digital photography, is pleased to announce The Digital Zone System by author and photographer Robert Fisher.
The Digital Zone System (DZS) is an innovative methodology for editing digital images that mimics the Zone System created by Ansel Adams. With this book, author Robert Fisher presents a practical guide for editing digital images with a level of control previously unattainable without significant manual work. He walks the reader through the background of Adams's original Zone System and points out similarities to current digital processes, including Expose to the Right (ETTR) and high dynamic range imaging (HDRI).
Readers will learn how to use luminance masks to separate an image into "one- stop" zones of brightness that can be worked on individually or in groups. This makes the DZS a powerful tool for converting color images to black and white. The DZS also gives photographers tremendous control over how color is adjusted in their images by allowing them to isolate and adjust color in specific targeted areas. These DZS processes are quicker and simpler than the tedious work of using global adjustments and painting in layer masks to isolate the effects of an adjustment layer.
This book covers how to use the Digital Zone System for editing color images, converting images to black and white, and tone mapping HDR images. Also included are brief discussions of color management, setting up Photoshop, printing, and exposure for digital images. The book is illustrated with step-by-step screenshots and example images that show the benefits of the DZS over commonly used digital editing methods.
For a review copy or more information please email rockynookpr@oreilly.com. Please include your delivery address and contact information.
Additional Resources
For more information about the book, including table of contents, author bios, and cover graphic, see: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9781937538132.do
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The Digital Zone System Publisher: Rocky Nook By Robert Fisher Print ISBN: 9781937538132 Ebook ISBN: 9781457179143 Pages: 160 (est.) Print Price: $39.95 Ebook Price: $16.95 order@oreilly.com 1-800-998-9938 1-707-827-7000 |
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