Digital Imaging

Digital imaging has revolutionized the world of visual arts more dramatically than anything since the invention of the camera. Digital illustration and computerized manipulation of photographs have become the mark of quality in magazines, movie posters, and advertisements. Until recently, the equipment needed to produce such superb results cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Now, affordable prices and easy accessibility have made digital imaging possible for almost everyone involved in visual communications. Photographers, artists, and illustrators need all the help they can get sorting through the technobabble and salesmanship surrounding this important new technology, and they'll find it in Digital Imaging. This is the first sourcebook to ease all the technical, financial, legal, and ethical issues readers need to understand. Filled with advice from leading experts in the field, Digital Imaging provides a vital overview of terms and concepts, professional techniques, computer hardware and software, and sources of information and assistance.