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Digital Outback Fine Art Photography Handbook
© by Bettina & Uwe Steinmueller
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1.1 About this book
1.2 Digital Outback Photo
1.3 How to sponsor this project
1.4 A very pragmatic Book
1.5 A Photo Book
1.6 Cameras, Printers, Tools
and Software
1.7 References: Web Sites
1.8 References: Personal
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| 1.1 About this book |
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| What is this book about? We share
our experience in using digital SLRs for fine art photography.
We will not get into such questions as "Isn't Film better than
digital?". This might be a valid question if you want to decide
to go the full digital path. We had made the decision 2 years
ago. The only question for us is "How can I get the most out of
our digital cameras" and of course we are convinced that we are
capable to produce Fine Art photos. At the time of this writing
(April 2002) in many areas film still might get better ultimate
results than digital cameras (except the BetterLight scanning
back which seems to beat 4x5" film but cannot capture moving
objects). This gap gets closer every year and if the Foveon technology
succeeds then digital will surpass film also using digital SLRs.
What does the term Fine Art mean in this context? These are photos,
which are printed and presented in a way that buyers like to decorate
their homes, galleries to offer them and they even might end up
in a museum. |
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| 1.2 Digital Outback Photo |
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Outback Photo is our web magazine with exactly the same goals.
After now more than 18 months it has its place with many readers
around the world. It also got us in touch with other photographers
sharing also their experience in the magazine. I can say that
this book would not be possible without all these helpful contributors.
You also might be interested in our photos which we present on
our (Bettina's and mine) photographers site www.photodotcom.com.
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| 1.3 How to sponsor this project |
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| If you want to sponsor this project
and also to get more information about the digital workflow then
buy one of our e-booklets.
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| 1.4 A very pragmatic Book |
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| We will try to be as pragmatic
as possible. Here is an example:
We don't really care how a CCD works as we don't think it helps
us to make better photos (understanding a car engine does not
make better drivers). If you want to know these details, then
you have our full sympathy and you will find on the web all the
information you are looking for. We are interested in how the
characteristic of our camera influences how we make photos. Where
are the limits. On the other side we will add a lot of reference
sections with links for further reading. You the reader can contribute
to this book in getting us the needed information
Also this is not a book which describes how to use your camera.
You can read the manuals or other books to help you. We also assume
you know the basics of photography, how to handle your camera
and then we try to tell you some things how to improve your work.
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| 1.5 A Photo Book |
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| We will also show a lot of our photos
as this is the main language we speak. If you don't like to watch
our or others photos this might not be a book for you. We try to
be relaxed and don't take things to serious. This helps to keep
the eyes open and not to miss some nice photos. |
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| 1.6 Cameras, Printers, Tools and
Software |
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| We will only talk about cameras,
printers, tools and software that we use or have used. That does
not mean that other cameras, printers, tools or software might
not be as good or even better for the same purpose. Also it is
often better to really understand a good tool than to look permanently
for better ones (this bug hits us all the time). But of course
if some new camera, printer, tool and software is clearly better
than it might be time for a change and here the living book will
help to show the new possibilities.
Even if you use different cameras, printers, tools and software
we hope that you learn from this book as very often the experience
can be transferred to an other context. |
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| 1.7 References: Web Sites |
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| The following list of website
which inspired and helped us most during the last 2 years is not
a list of complete useful resources which are available on the
net but just our main influences.
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| We have to give Michael Reichmann's
site "The Luminous Landscape" a special mentioning as
there is hardly any other site which presents so many little yet
important details. This will be also reflected in many links to
his site for the various topics.
Also his DVD based "The Video Journal" is first class.
It does not only provide great information but also has great
film presentations of wonderful landscapes. Highly recommended!
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| 1.9 References: Personal |
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| These are the people who helped us
constantly to improve our magazine and view on photography. This
is again only the list of our closest and permanent contacts over
the last two years. |
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- Alain Briot
- Paul Caldwell
- Mike Chaney
- Jim Collum
- Greg Governale
- Michael Reichmann
- Bjorn Rorslett
- Ellen Rudolph
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| References |
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The
Luminous Landscape
Robgalbraith.com
Digital
Photography Review
Steve's
Digicams
Imaging
Resource
Bjorn
Rorslett
Photo.net
NaturePhotographers.net
FredMiranda.com
Alain
Briot
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| © by Bettina & Uwe Steinmueller
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