The Core Concepts of a Cinematic Approach to Digital Still Photography

Though this book’s entire focus is on the why and how of developing a cinematic approach to digital still photography with Photoshop, what follows are the core concepts that are the foundation of this approach.

Photoshop is not a verb. It is a noun. It is the means to an end, not the end itself. Photoshop is not the reason you take a picture, it is a tool to help you realize your vision. Photoshop, though one of the most inspired pieces of software ever written, was not meant to be used as a jackhammer; it was intended to be used as an emery board. Should you ever be asked whether or not you altered an image in Photoshop, you want it to be a question, not an accusation. ...

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