John Shaw, johnshawphoto.com
"This is a must-have book for all photographers."

George Schaub, Editorial Director, SHUTTERBUG and eDIGITALPHOTO magazines
"... invaluable insider tips on every aspect of the art and craft of digital output."

Book Description
If you've ever been overwhelmed by the complexities of optimizing images for output, this results-oriented guide will clear everything up. Photo Finish: The Digital Photographer's Guide to Printing, Showing, and Selling Images shows you how to attain the best possible output for any medium. Digital imaging experts Jon Canfield and Tim Grey combine practical technical information with inspiring examples to teach you how to: get consistently great prints, mount and frame your work, create compelling photo slideshows, build attention-grabbing photo websites, get your work shown in exhibitions and galleries, and sell your images online. While other books focus on one aspect of output, this comprehensive guide covers all the ways you can share your images.

About the Author
Jon Canfield helped develop digital-imaging products for Microsoft, including Picture It and Digital Image Professional. He teaches classes on image presentation, contributes articles to Shutterbug, Nature Photographer, and MSN, and writes the "Output Options" column for eDigital Photo. Tim Grey writes about the use of digital tools in photography for Outdoor Photographer, Digital Photo Pro, and PC Photo; he is the author of Color Confidence: The Digital Photographer's Guide to Color Management and a co-author of Real World Digital Photography, Second Edition. Tim is a popular instructor at the Lepp Institute of Digital Imaging.

FROM OUR EDITORS

The Barnes & Noble Review
This sorely needed book will help professional photographers get their digital images where they belong: into the world.

Jon Canfield and Tim Grey begin with an outstanding primer on digital prints: choosing the right printer and medium, preparing and previewing images, managing workflow, software RIPs, proof sheets, border treatments, even choosing labs and online services. Later, they address mounting, matting, framing, and exhibitions -- even pricing your work, and selling it in galleries.

Speaking of galleries, you￯﾿ﾽll learn how to create your own 24x7 gallery on the Web: everything from design and navigation through image compression -- and of course, site promotion. There￯﾿ﾽs even a full section on creating effective digital slide shows -- in person, via projector, or on the Web or DVD.

Simply put, creating your image is only the beginning. Photo Finish helps with everything that happens next. Bill Camarda, from the December 2004 Read Only

FROM THE PUBLISHER

If you're serious about digital photography, you know that taking a great photo is only the beginning. Ultimately you want to share your polished images with the widest possible audience, but accomplishing this goal is no simple task. First you have to be able to optimize images for very different media -- print, the Web, slideshows. Then comes the challenge of drawing people to your work. In Photo Finish digital-imaging experts Jon Canfield and Tim Grey combine practical know-how with inspiring examples to illustrate how you can take total control of your output. They introduce the technologies and techniques you can use to attain the finest results for any medium, and they reveal pro tips for attracting viewers. By the time you finish this book, you'll be able to get your photographs the attention they deserve.

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