The book is a comprehensive review of what is involved in shooting RAW.
It's essential knowledge for anyone who wants to work in that format. I
can't imagine that there could be any disagreement about the importance
or the pertinence of the information therein. Of course that
information is available in other places, including the Adobe documents
that are on line, but it's all important. I've been working in RAW for
a couple of years now. Conversion isn't a pick and choose menu. It's a
total package, and a complete understanding of it is essential to
success.
Paul
On Apr 7, 2006, at 7:58 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
No, it's written from the perspective of what Bruce Fraser and some
other
Photoshop gurus feel that a photographer wants to do. Some photogs
agree,
others may not. You cannot have one person, or a small group of people
(Fraser and his buddies) determine what's right and appropriate for
everyone - no matter how well thought out and well written the book
may be
and no matter how valid the ideas and concepts may be.
Hey, I think it's a great book, but it's not necessarily a panacea for
all
photographers in all situations.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Paul Stenquist
Real World Camera Raw is written from the perspective of what a
photographer would want to do when making a RAW conversion. For
someone
trying to write a technical paper on the use of any software for RAW
conversion, it should prove an excellent resource. I also recommended
it in the very first response to Aaron's question.
On Apr 7, 2006, at 7:46 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
I'm of a different opinion. The question was about what a
photographer
might want, which may be different in many ways from what the
program(s)
may offer. A photographer may have a perfect understanding of raw
conversion, but s/he may ~want~ something more or different. One
thing has
little or nothing to do with the other.
