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Summary: A Fun Primer on Inkjet Printing
Review: Rob Sheppard has written an enjoyable and really interesting primer on inkjet printing and it's a book you should consider buying the minute you order your first color printer. I've been reading Rob Sheppard's articles in both Outdoor Photographer and PCPhoto magazines for years and I'm happy to see he's put his writing and photographic talents to work on such a worthwhile topic. Unlike so many books that "kill the thrill" of digital imaging with too much techno talk, this book is actually fun to read and will inspire you to want to make better and more creative prints. Sheppard does a nice job of breaking down the process of creating top-notch prints into manageable and easy-to-understand steps. Choosing the right paper, setting resolution, making "test-strip" prints, adjusting color and tonal range and even finding creative ways to display prints are all nicely covered. A nice section on creating panoramic prints, too. Also, while the book provides a lot of useful tips and data specific to Epson printers, the book is not overly solicitous and you absolutely won't feel like you're reading an Epson marketing book. Personally, I'm addicted to inkjet printing and I'd rather be printing than reading--but I'm learning a lot from reading this book.
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Summary: "Updated Edition" is a joke; beware of bogus revision
Review: This is a pretty good, if a bit basic, book on printing. I enjoyed the first edition. However, I picked up this so-called "updated edition" recently and was astonished to find virtually no new content. Here's a comprehensive list of the changes in the second edition:
* New image on cover along with Updated Edition banner
* Copyright page shows 2nd edition and 2004 (vs. original 2003) copyright
* TOC shows Simplified Color Management title on page 103 instead of Simplified Work Flow (original heading)
* On page 103, the heading has been changed from -- you guessed it -- Simplified Work Flow to Simplified Color Management
That is it! They used the same printing plates to reprint the book and only changed the plates for the pages listed above.
Essentially they changed two words in a heading on one page and some overhead (copyright page & toc) and are calling it a "Revised Edition."
Lark Books generally has attractive digital photography books with good content at competitive prices, but they've lost a lot of credibility with me on this one.
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Summary: Great guide
Review: This is the best book I've found for photographers who want to make great digital prints. It isn't one of those typical technogeek books that seem more geared to computer people than photographers. If you're a photographer and want to make better prints with your inkjet printer, this is the book to get.
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