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Photo Retouching with Photoshop, A Designer's Notebook

You may have noticed that I have been reading up on digital photography recently. With the widespread availability of cheap digital cameras, the role of photography in education and activism is taking an interesting historical turn. Just today, charges against various protesters during the Republican National Convention were thrown out when pictures taken on the scene revealed that many police officers' assertions were, to put it succinctly, untrue. They also caught the police department doctoring some video footage to leave out scenes that didn't support those assertions. All this contributes to my interest in another book in the Designer's Notebook series called Photo Retouching with Photoshop, which carefully and beautifully documents the techniques of eight different french photo studios. Posted: 4/12/05; 1:56:42 PM #

Illustrations with Photoshop, A Designer's Notebook

I'm a strong believer in the power of a good image to communicate. Although I am not an illustrator, I have been considering some projects which may require them and so I have been trying to educate myself about the tools of the trade. One book that I particularly enjoyed was Illustrations with Photoshop, part of the Designer's Notebook series that compiles the work of contemporary French artists into a very educational format. The thing that I found so valuable about this particular book is that it gave me an understanding of the specific kinds of illustrations that can be done digitally. Posted: 4/12/05; 1:49:54 PM #