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Kudos for CB | Just Released! Photoshop for the Web, 2nd edition
Digital Photography -$10
County Fair Portraits-$10 (plus $3 for shipping and handling. Buy both books and the s/h is free.)
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Mikkel Aaland
539 Greenwich Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
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I recently bought over 100 copies of my book Digital Photography from the publisher, Random House. The cover price is $20, however, I received an author's discount so I can offer the book now for $10 each (plus $3 shipping and handling). As you can see from the table of contents below, I wrote the book with the big picture in mind. I wanted to create a book that served as a basic introduction to the subject of digital photography, one that could help establish a solid foundation for anyone interested in pursuing the subject. Even though the book was published in 1992, most of the material is relevant because I focused on basic principles and underlying concepts and avoided product -specific discussions. Digital Photography is used by several schools around the country, including Rochester Institute of Technology, the premier institution for the study of digital photography. Wired magazine called Digital Photography a "swell read". I feel so strongly that this book will provide you with an excellent introduction to the subject that I am offering a money-back guarantee. Buy it, read it, and if you don't agree, send it back and I'll send your money back -Mikkel Aaland San Francisco, 1999 Digital Photography Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword By Rudolph E. Burger Pt. 1. The Technology Introduction Digital Photography: The Future Is Now 1. Before You Begin 2. The Electronic Camera 3. Computers: The Digital Darkroom 4. Imaging Software 5. Digitizers and Scanners 6. Output and Prepress 7. Transmission: Moving Digital Images around the World Pt. 2. The Results 8. Digital Gallery Pt. 3. The Possibilities 9. New Opportunities in Digital Stock, Digital Presentations, and Desktop Publishing 10. Interactive Multimedia 11. Digital Pioneers 12. The Impact of Digital Imaging Pt. 4. The Resources Glossary Bibliography Off-the-shelf Software Programs Manufacturers and Developers of Equipment and Software Selected Service Bureaus Distributors, Producers, and Displayers of Computer Interactive Media Education/Conferences/On-line Photographic Forums Index |
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In 1980, photographer Wayne McCall organized a showing of my county fair work at a photo gallery in Santa Barbara, California. Noel Young of Capra Press saw the exhibit and suggested a book. With cooperation and finanical support from Katherine Tremaine, Carol Valentine and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, County Fair Portraits was published in 1981. Throughout the production process I was actively involved. From the renowned photographer Ansel Adams, I learned of a new printing technology using laser and digital technologies. I suggested the printer use this technique. He did, and the printed results were stunning. Each portrait maintains subtle details of the original print. To insure that the printing was perfect I stayed in Santa Barbara and watched each page come off the press. The book was a critical success. I was on the David Letterman show. New West (a major California magazine of the time) published a ten page excerpt. The photos continued to be exhibited around the world. (Click here to view a sampling of portraits.)
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