The colour photography field guide

The essential guide to hue for striking digital images Digital cameras and powerful image-processing software applications provide today's photographer with all the tools needed to explore the world of colour. Renowned photographer and author Michael Freeman provides a thorough look at the essential ways of dealing with colour that will help photographers create striking colour digital photographs. Using helpful tips and exercises, he covers everything from capture and calibration to workflow management and output. Photographers will also find expert guidance on sensitivity, colour temperature and exposure, and invaluable advice on making the most of colour as a design element. Examine how colours are perceived - the subjective and cultural response to individual colours and combinations, the many ways of digitally altering a photo's tones, plus how to capture and reproduce colour precisely. Above all, this is a guide to enjoying colour, and capturing and reproducing it as precisely as possible.