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Beginning Photo Retouching and Restoration Using GIMP

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  • © 2014

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  1. Phillip Whitt
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  • Beginning Photo Retouching & Restoration Using GIMP teaches readers how to digitally retouch and restore damaged photographs with GIMP 2.8-the free high end alternative to expensive image editing programs.
  • The exercise photos in the book are available to download for the reader to follow along.

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxviii
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  2. Starting with the Essentials

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. An Overview of GIMP 2.8

      • Phillip Whitt
      Pages 3-21

    3. Digitizing Your Photos, Slides, and Negatives

      • Phillip Whitt
      Pages 23-37

  3. Tone, Exposure, and Color

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
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    2. Correcting Tone and Exposure

      • Phillip Whitt
      Pages 41-80

    3. Color Correction and Restoration

      • Phillip Whitt
      Pages 81-114

    4. Creative Use of Color

      • Phillip Whitt
      Pages 115-137

  4. Digital Clean-up & Repairing Damage

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139
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    2. Dust, Light Scratch, and Stain Removal

      • Phillip Whitt
      Pages 141-156

    3. Repairing Moderate and Heavy Damage

      • Phillip Whitt
      Pages 157-186

  5. Retouching Faces, Fun Projects, Preserving Your Images

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187
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    2. Editing Portraits and Recomposing Images

      • Phillip Whitt
      Pages 189-230

    3. Sharpening Images

      • Phillip Whitt
      Pages 231-243

    4. Fun and Artistic Projects with Your Photos

      • Phillip Whitt
      Pages 245-258

    5. Printing and Preserving Your Images

      • Phillip Whitt
      Pages 259-266

  6. Appendix

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 267-267
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    2. Useful Resources for GIMP

      • Phillip Whitt
      Pages 269-274

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 275-278
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About this book

Beginning Photo Retouching & Restoration Using GIMP teaches the reader how to achieve professional results using this high end image editor. You'll learn how to do everything from making dull images "pop" to resurrecting badly damaged photographs deemed beyond any hope of rescue. There's no need to shell out good money month after month for the "big name" software package. GIMP 2.8 is a world-class image editor that wields almost as much power, and is completely free!

Learning the art of photo retouching and restoration is fun and rewarding. Reclaim those treasured images from the ravages of time and neglect, and pass them on to future generations. Beginning Photo Retouching & Restoration Using GIMP will provide you with a wide array of editing exercises to help you develop a high degree of proficiency. Whether you are the designated "family archivist" wanting to preserve your family history, or a professional photographer with a desire to add an extra revenue generating service, this book will be an invaluable aid.

• Shows how to acquire the best scans and digitize large photographs.

• Teaches you how to digitally repair damaged prints, correct color shifts, reclaim lost detail-even colorize black and white images.

• Offers great tips on how to maintain and preserve your newly printed restored photographs, and how to properly store originals.

About the author

Phillip W. Whitt is a professional digital retoucher and restoration artist, as well as a film to video transfer technician. His love for everything related to photography began when he was ten years old. His favorite aunt gave him her old Kodak Brownie camera, and from the joy upon seeing his first developed photographs a new hobby was born. His foray into digital image editing began in the 1990's with the purchase of his first flatbed scanner, which came bundled with a basic image editing program. After fixing a few family photographs, it soon led to a new passion and profession which he continues to enjoy to this day.Mr. Whitt has digitally edited countless photos,and served a number of professional clients such as photographers, photo labs, and camera outlets over the years.

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