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Author: Klaus Goelker
ISBN : B00C319PN2
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Image editing is a crucial element in the photographic workflow. Image editing tools, most notably Photoshop, are usually sophisticated and deep applications, and are fairly expensive. The only open source tool in this market is the GIMP, which has developed into a powerful, multiplatform system running on Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows.
GIMP 2.8 for Photographers is a beginner's guide to the only open source image editing tool that provides a no-cost alternative to expensive programs such as Photoshop. Topics include the new user interface and tools, the basics of image editing and simple adjustments, advanced techniques using layers and masks, developing RAW images, working with the improved text tool, and preparing high-quality black-and-white images. The most important editing functions are presented in individual, easy-to-follow workshops. A bonus section on the included DVD describes special techniques for web graphics.
GIMP 2.8 for Photographers has evolved from classroom materials that the author developed and taught in courses and workshops on image editing with the GIMP.
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- File Size: 21910 KB
- Print Length: 400 pages
- Publisher: Rocky Nook; 1 edition (May 15, 2013)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00C319PN2
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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Free Download GIMP 2.8 for Photographers: Image Editing with Open Source Software
I've used GIMP for a few years at a basic level, mostly relying upon information on the web to get me by. This book addressed many of the features I never quite understood enough to use to their potential. I expect it will help me take my image editing skills to the next level. But it just misses getting five stars from me.
I've used Linux exclusively at home for several years and appreciate the philosophy of solving problems yourself. But the learning curve can be steep. Of all the free and open source software I've used I was least comfortable with GIMP. I attribute this to my knowledge of the processes of image editing being fairly low.
This book does a pretty good job of relating issues in images to their causes and to solutions in GIMP. It also helps explain the differences of tools in GIMP that appear to have the same function, but don't exactly (e.g., the Sharpen Filter vs. the Unsharp Mask Filter). For that I'll give it four stars.
On the other hand it didn't quite have as much useful content as I'd hoped. The first 70 pages were things I'd already learned through the web or the help pages (e.g., installing GIMP, opening and saving different file types). My interest waned further when I noticed the first image editing example in the book discusses how to remove the moire pattern that results from scanning a photo in a newspaper. How does that fit with the "For Photographers" line in the title? Also the book is heavy on screen shots and has quite a bit of white space.
What's left is good, but doesn't go into a lot of depth or take it to a more advanced level.