Beginning Photo Retouching and Restoration Using GIMP

by Phillip Whitt

Overview

Beginning Photo Retouching & Restoration Using GIMP teaches the reader how to achieve professional results using this high end image editor. You'll learn how to do everything from making dull images "pop" to resurrecting badly damaged photographs deemed beyond any hope of rescue. There's no need to shell out good money month after month for the "big name" software package. GIMP 2.8 is a world-class image editor that wields almost as much power, and is completely free!

Learning the art of photo retouching and restoration is fun and rewarding. Reclaim those treasured images from the ravages of time and neglect, and pass them on to future generations. Beginning Photo Retouching & Restoration Using GIMP will provide you with a wide array of editing exercises to help you develop a high degree of proficiency. Whether you are the designated "family archivist" wanting to preserve your family history, or a professional photographer with a desire to add an extra revenue generating service, this book will be an invaluable aid.

• Shows how to acquire the best scans and digitize large photographs.

• Teaches you how to digitally repair damaged prints, correct color shifts, reclaim lost detail-even colorize black and white images.

• Offers great tips on how to maintain and preserve your newly printed restored photographs, and how to properly store originals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781484204030
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	12/20/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	308
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

Phillip W. Whitt is a professional digital retoucher and restoration artist, as well as a film to video transfer technician. His love for everything related to photography began when he was ten years old. His favorite aunt gave him her old Kodak Brownie camera, and from the joy upon seeing his first developed photographs a new hobby was born. His foray into digital image editing began in the 1990's with the purchase of his first flatbed scanner, which came bundled with a basic image editing program. After fixing a few family photographs, it soon led to a new passion and profession which he continues to enjoy to this day.Mr. Whitt has digitally edited countless photos,and served a number of professional clients such as photographers, photo labs, and camera outlets over the years.

Table of Contents

Part 1: The Essentials

1. An Overview of GIMP 2.8

2. Digitizing Your Photos, Negatives, and Slides

Part 2: Tone, Exposure, and Color

3. Correcting Tone and Exposure

4. Color Correction and Restoration

5. Creative Use of Color

Part 3: Digital Clean Up and Repairing Damage

6. Dust, Light Scratch, and Stain Removal

7. Repairing Moderate and Heavy Damage

Part 4: Retouching Faces, Fun Projects, Preserving Your Images

8. Editing Portraits

9. Sharpening Images

10. Fun and Artistic Projects with Your Photos

11. Protecting Your Restored Images

12. Appendix