Business Digital Photography Method

Author: (USA) Tuch-Staple Yuan Pengfei Yuan Pengfei
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This book has won the annual Best Book Award from the American DTG magazine. The content of this book includes:
· Practical lighting layout diagrams;
· How to get along with the art director;
· Marketing advice for your work;
· How to prepare and present a portfolio;
· Why and how to composite and edit images;
· Everything the teacher or advisor will never tell you about this industry.
The author is a renowned photographer and digital artist in the United States, a pioneer in the field of digital art. This book is based on the author's years of experience in commercial digital photography and is divided into two parts in terms of content.
Part 1 includes Chapters 1 to 4, which introduce the entire process of commercial digital photography and its business operations, such as:
- Conducting art design, creative concepts, and shooting planning;
- Building a shooting team, selecting models, and creating storyboards;
- Lighting layout, shooting, image editing and compositing;
- Submitting work to clients;
- How to promote yourself (including what to do and what not to do when just starting out).
These are all essential content for aspiring professional photographers or digital artists.
Part 2 of the book includes Chapters 5 to 9, which introduce the methods and principles of Photoshop image compositing and editing through the author's successful cases. It discusses why and how to composite and edit images, as well as some commonly used digital processing techniques.
This book is suitable for professionals in fields such as digital photography, advertising photography, graphic design, and photo editing. For beginners in commercial digital photography, the author's successful experiences and techniques will open up new horizons for them. For intermediate and advanced readers, the book provides many techniques to further improve commercial digital photography skills and advanced image retouching methods.