Digital Photography Best Practices and Workflow Handbook: A Guide to Staying Ahead of the Workflow Curve

Description

This book could have been legitimately titled "Everything you need to know to start a digital photography business"; from equipment to data storage to software, Russotti and Andersen cover it all. As an amateur digital photographer (even the word "amateur" is a bit generous), I found myself running to catch up with many of the terms used, but gradually the unfamiliar words began to form complete concepts as well as informative tips, even for "average" camera use. A few of our more serious photographer acquaintances seized the book with eyes aglitter, issuing forth copious nods as pages turned.

Chapter Six, titled "Image Capture," most appealed to me; said interest held strong amid explanations of shoot parameters, intended image-processing, the pros and cons of various capture formats, the advantages of "tethering" with options for dual capture to both card and computer. The writers placed great emphasis on the premise that ALL the image data be captured for the highest clarity in a digital image, and also of the many ways said data can be lost. Just down from data capture on the importance scale, the authors chose organization and provided many insightful ways this can be accomplished to fit a number of offices and/or mobile studios.

Reviewed by Meredith Greene