Digital photo website photo-i has broken out of webspace and launched a DVD. A series is planned on various aspects of digital photography but the first, 'A guide to digital photography' has just been released at a cost of £14.99.
The guide demonstrates how to get the best results from your equipment with a series of assignments shot on location. Photoshop Elements is used to make changes by Vincent Oliver, photographer and editor of photo-i.
The chapters and assignments include:
- Essentials - the gear you need to get you started
Tutorials - opening and saving photos, selection tools, and the use of the clone tool - Portraiture - using your gear to get a professional look
Tutorials: combining head shots, red eye removal, converting to b/w - Action - getting instant response from your camera
Tutorial: adding motion to a still image - Architecture - from ancient to modern
Tutorials: correcting perspective, adding a new sky. - Landscapes - understanding exposure on location
Tutorials: correcting slanting horizons, adding creative flare, colour correction - Panoramas - taking a bigger picture
Tutorials: two tutorials on stitching images together - Interiors - shot at Canterbury Cathedral. Custom white balance
Tutorial: combining multiple exposures to make a final picture - After Dark - shooting when the sun's gone down
Tutorials: colour balance, adding fireworks to a night shot.
The DVD runs for 2 hours and 20 minutes and is aimed at the beginner.
