Aftershot Pro: Non-destructive photo editing and management - Softcover

This book will show you how to edit, develop, and manage your photos with AfterShot Pro

Overview

• Non-destructively edit your photos.
• Develop your RAW files into stunning images.
• Manage your photos with ease.

In Detail

DSLRs and other digital cameras have the potential to create stunning images. However, to get the most out of them, it is necessary to use the RAW sensor data and to develop it yourself. When done correctly, the image quality is usually better than that of an in-camera jpeg. On the other hand, one has to have the knowledge to develop these RAW files

"Aftershot Pro: Non-Destructive Photo Editing and Management" is a practical hands-on guide that will show you how to develop the RAW sensor data of your camera into images. At the same time it will allow you to create a workflow that matches your creativity and the design of an image editing application.

This book shows you how to work with AfterShot Pro to get great images out of your photos. You will get clear explanations and lots of tips to achieve professional results by first using basic and then advanced editing features.

You will also learn to configure the application to your workflow by setting up keyboard mappings, changing the user interface, and most importantly by setting up batch processes that will help you save time for the creative part of editing while you leave the menial tasks to the computer

Additionally, you will learn how to manage your digital assets by using AfterShot Pro catalogs. If you want to take advantage of modern, non-destructive photo editing then this book is for you.

What you will learn from this book

• Installing AfterShot Pro on MS Windows, MacOS, and GNU/Linux.
• Performing basic editing tasks on RAW files.
• Performing advanced editing tasks on RAW files.
• Creating and adapting batch processes to your workflow.
• Exporting your images into a variety of image formats and web galleries.
• Adjusting AfterShot Pro to your needs.
• Digital asset management of your photos by creating AfterShot Pro catalogs.

Approach

The book takes a tutorial approach.

Who this book is written for

This book is great for photographers who want to start working with AfterShot Pro. It is assumed that you have a digital camera that can save RAW files to make use of the application. Readers are expected to have one or more RAW files available which can be used for practice alongside this book. Experience with other image editing software is a plus, but not mandatory for this book.

Joachim Ziebs was given an old camera at age 15, was hooked on photography immediately, and was thereafter seldom seen without one. Later he bought his first computer, a Commodore C64 and another passion ensued. Strangely, however, the author decided to study English, History, and Philosophy after he finished school. After graduating with an MA, he found work as a computer and network administrator and software trainer with a small startup software company. There his passion for teaching awakened. Following this calling, he quit his job to become a teacher. The author is now happily teaching English, History, and Computer Science at a German Abendrealschule. This is a night school to get a General Certificate of Secondary Education.