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10-13-2009, 11:20 PM   #1
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Digital Post Processing

I have been shooting in RAW for a while, and I have learned the basics of post processing. I would like to purchase a book that will teach me to do more complex post processing to really improve my images. I have seen the before and after pictures on this forum, and I saw how much post processing can help. I have the CS2 suite, any suggestion on books to help me learn better techniques?
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10-14-2009, 05:44 AM   #2
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How about a free website instead. Ron Bigelow has a lot of good stuff on post processing. About.com has some good stuff also.

Ron Bigelow Articles

Graphics Software Tutorials and User Resources

In my experience there is no one-post processing-size fits all. Every image requires a little different approach. You will eventually develope a bag of favorite tricks but you will need to learn the tools first.

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10-14-2009, 10:48 AM   #3
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In my opinion, the absolute best book on digital post processing is Real World Camera RAW with Photoshop CS3! Bruce Fraser passed away a couple of years ago and Jeff Schewe has taken over this series and has continued to improve and build on a solid foundation. Highly recommended!

There is also Real World Camera RAW with Photoshop CS2 if you don't have plans of upgrading any time soon.
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10-14-2009, 05:04 PM   #4
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Dima, another good book
is Aaland's Photoshop CS3 RAW. I've also come to realize that a lot of stuff stuff on how to use RAW was getting by me because I really didn't understand what RAW was all about. I found this online basic "what is it" tutorial very helpful,
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10-15-2009, 02:32 PM   #5
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Scott Kelby's book CS4 for digital photographers
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