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Photo Retouching Restoration for Dummies
Author: Julie Adair King

Think back to the last time you browsed through your photo collection. You probably didn’t get very far before you thought to yourself, “This picture would have been great if only. . . .” If only the exposure had been better. I only that big plant, sign, or other distracting object wasn’t cluttering up background. If only... more » the print hadn’t been sitting for 30 years in the basement being attacked by mildew, dirt, and paper-munching bugs. In years past, you either had to live with the damaged photos or pay big bucks to have them professionally repaired. Today, thanks to the development of consumer-friendly photo-editing software, you can use your computer to do the job yourself. Whether you want to fix a 100-year-old family photo or a business shot you took yesterday, Photo Retouching & Restoration For Dummies shows you how. You’ll discover how to:

Scan and prep photos for editing
Work with photo-editing software
Fix the five most common photo flaws
Get creative with collages and backgrounds
Print photos or share them on the Internet

Here are just some of the things you can do by following the simple, easy-to-understand instructions provided by the book:

Bring new life to old, faded photographs
Adjust colors throughout the picture or in a certain object
Improve exposure and contrast
Sharpen focus
Cover up flaws such as negative scratches, scanner dust, and dirt
Remove unwanted elements from the scene
Get rid of red-eye, soften wrinkles, and do other facial retouching
Replace a busy background with one that compliments the subject

The techniques in the book use screen shots from Photoshop Elements as illustrations, but you can get the same results using Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, PhotoImpact, or most other intermediate or professional-level photo-editing software. To help you get started, the book comes with a CD-ROM featuring tryout versions of all the programs mentioned above, as well as other useful photography software. And to help you get the hang of color correction and other photo restoration techniques, the book includes 16 pages of full-color before-and-after examples. In short, you get just what you need to jump right in and start turning your flawed photos into frame-worthy masterworks!

ISBN-13: 9780764516627
ISBN-10: 0764516620
Publication Date: 7/17/2002
Pages: 384
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Publisher: For Dummies
Book Type: Paperback
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