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WELCOME TO OZ: A CINEMATIC APPROACH TO DIGITAL STILL PHOTOGRAPHY WITH PHOTOSHOP
IS NOW SHIPPING
We are offering a special signed copy, directly from Vincent at $44.95
(our publisher will not allow us to sell the
book for less than retail due to contractural agreements)
Or, you can purchase, directly from Vincent, a signed copy of the book plus a signed, 8.5 x 11 print of the cover for $125.00
Go to Vincent's website to take advantage of this offer
http://versacephotography.com/v2/book.html
Or, order your copy from Amazon.com
Announcing three new DVD's soon to be released
Along with the release of this book, we are pleased to announce the upcoming release of three new DVD's, which we are offering at the pre-order price of $34.95 + S&H.
We expect to be shipping these DVD's in January, 2007.
You can pre-order these DVD's, plus order the currently shipping DVD's (at a discount price of $34.95) using the special access code provided below.
Go to http://www.acmeeducational.com/os061215
Your access code is: os061215
Lesson 4: The Unwitting Ally
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In this thought provoking and skill-building lesson, you will receive a master class on how light, shape, gesture and color work. You will learn how the eye works and how to consciously guide the unconscious eye. As you listen and absorb the ideas and techniques, your approach to creating aesthetically satisfying images rather than “historically” accurate ones will never be the same. Take the time to study this lesson and let it open your eyes to a greater understanding of the image editing process and how to have complete mastery of the images
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Lesson 5: Lighting On a Laptop
Classic Studio Lighting: How to Light in the Computer
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| The objective of this lesson is to believably replicate classic glamour lighting as well as replicate the quality of the light this approach produces using Photoshop. You will take a naturally lit subject & transform the image to replicate the lighting style of Hurrell, whose classic Hollywood glamour photographs of the 1930s and ‘40s are iconic; his dramatic use of light was second to none. Starting with the initial image capture and lighting considerations, learn this Photoshop lighting approach using techniques to make choices that emulate reality. Apply them not only to glamour photography, but also to animal, wildlife, plant and other environmental portraits. |
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Lesson 7: It’s About Time
How to Put Time into a Photograph
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In this lesson, we explore the most elusive thing in photography: placing the experience of time in a photograph. As an example, we take on the challenge of water. The usual approach to photographing water is to either freeze it or blur it. Neither image will express the experience of time in a way that matches yours when you saw it. I have found that to create an image that conveyed the experience of the ebb and flow of the water, I had to create one image that contained all expressions of the water’s motions as it changed over time. I share this dynamic workflow approach combined with Photoshop techniques to build up an image that captures motion with stillness and, in that moment, hold time still, yet experience the feeling of its passing.
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What People Are Saying About the book Welcome To Oz
Vincent is one of the most engaging, electrifying, and flat out fascinating Photoshop instructors out there today, and what's even more amazing is that they've been able to capture that same excitement and his brand of Photoshop magic in a book. I was blown away, and you will be, too!
There are techniques in this book that you absolutely won't find anywhere else. Period!
If you've ever been lucky enough to catch Vincent in one of his rare live sessions, you'll love the way this book picks up right where he left off, and best of all, Vincent keeps his same trademark style, humor, and amazing insights that blend Photoshop and Photography seamlessly."
Scott Kelby
President, National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP)
There are so many ways to describe Vincent Versace…force of nature, mad genius, Photoshop visionary, inspired alchemist who fuses the natural world with technology and produces enduring art. The list could go on, but to no real avail. Better to dive into the pages of this book, where the mystery unfolds and is explained, where Versace opens doors few knew even existed and lets us look up the sleeve of the magician. This is not about taking pictures and then moving some sliders and bending some curves. It is about a wonderful melding of an adventurous, knowing eye with certain destination in mind and the navigational skills to get to that destination. In this book, he graciously invites us on the journey.
Joe McNally
National Geographic and Life magazine Photographer
Vincent Versace is, without doubt, one of the greatest photographers of his generation. His prints hang in some incredible collections, he's been honored with quite a few awards over the years, and I think so highly of his work I've actually purchased some. This book is direct access to Versace's workflow and techniques. If you're a photographer who wants to take that next step to "artist," buy this book. You'll see how one of the greatest works his magic. Perhaps best of all, the book includes a DVD with the actual high-resolution image files that he uses, so you can follow along, step-by-step, learning by doing. Afterward, once you understand the how and the why of what Versace is teaching, you can apply the same techniques to your own images.
Why should you take my advice on how to spend your hard-earned money? Let's start with the fact that I'm the book reviewer for "Photoshop User" magazine, have written more than a half-dozen books on digital imaging and photography myself, and am considered by many to be one of the leading authorities on Photoshop. Let me say it again: "Buy this book!"
Happy Photoshopping!
Pete Bauer
Author Photoshop CS2 for Dummies
Vincent's work has been an inspiration to me for many, many years. What has always struck me is how he can see beauty where most people walk on by. His images convey an almost childlike awe for the world he lives in. What a treat to be able to read and study the steps he takes to put the images he sees in his heart to the final print. I strongly recommend this book to anyone wanting to take their photography to the next level!
Randy Forshey
Book Description
Still photography doesn’t have to mean static images—a fact nobody understands better than well-known photographer and Smithsonian Award Laureate Vincent Versace. In this book, Vincent details his cinematic approach to evoking time and its passage in still photographic images, and provides a wealth of practical and artistic guidance for anyone with a serious interest in digital photography. Whether you’re looking to enrich your Photoshop skills, broaden your understanding of conceptual and aesthetic principles, get a handle on lighting and theory, or simply inject some life into your still digital images, you’ll benefit from Vincent’s unique approach to the art and craft of digital photography. Offering advice and instruction on everything from creating lighting in Photoshop to replicating the way the eye “sees”, converting RGB files to black and white, making digital images look like silver images, capturing movement, this beautifully illustrated guide, with a Forward by John Paul Capaponigro and an Afterward Jay Maisel, conveys the unique vision of a singularly successful fine-art photographer.
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