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Record Nr.

UNINA9910728394903321

Autore

Whitt Phillip

Titolo

Beginning Photo Retouching and Restoration Using GIMP : Learn to Retouch and Restore Your Photos like a Pro / / by Phillip Whitt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, CA : , : Apress : , : Imprint : Apress, , 2023

ISBN

1-4842-9265-0

Edizione

[2nd ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (355 pages)

Disciplina

770.28553

Soggetti

Photography - Retouching

Photographs - Conservation and restoration - Computer programs

Image processing - Digital techniques

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Part 1: Starting with the Essentials -- Chapter 1. An Overview of GIMP 2.10 -- Chapter 2. Digitizing Your Photos, Negatives, and Slides -- Part 2: Tone, Exposure, and Color -- Chapter 3. Correcting Tone and Exposure -- Chapter 4. Color Correction and Restoration -- Chapter 5. Creative Use of Color -- Part 3: Digital Clean Up and Repairing Damage -- Chapter6. Dust, Light Scratch, and Stain Removal -- Chapter 7. Repairing Moderate and Heavy Damage -- Part 4: Retouching Faces, Fun Projects, Preserving Your Images -- Chapter 8. Editing Portraits and Recomposing Images -- Chapter 9. Sharpening Images -- Chapter 10. Fun and Artistic Projects with Your Photos -- Chapter 11. Printing and Preserving Your Images.

Sommario/riassunto

Digitally repair damaged prints, correct color shifts, and even colorize black and white images. This thoroughly revised book will show you how to retouch and restore photos using the most up-to-date version of GIMP and it's latest tools and features. Basic knowledge of GIMP is helpful, but the first chapter provides an overview of the free, open source image editing program. You'll then see how GIMP is a worthy alternative to Adobe Photoshop. You'll also work with step-by-step tutorials to duplicate the results using the same practice images used in the lessons. Because it is cross-platform friendly you can turn “unfixable” photos into digital art on Windows, macOS, and Linux enhancing your learning experience. Beginning Photo Retouching and



Restoration Using GIMP provides insight into the powerful program's wide set of features for just about any type of retouching or restoration work. You will: Acquire the best scans and digitize large photographs Adjust contrast and exposure to make dull images “pop” Remove cracks, creases, tears, and blemishes Retouch portraits and replace backgrounds Preserve your newly restored and printed photographs, and properly store originals.