Window Seat: The Art of Digital Photography and Creative Thinking - Softcover

Kost, Juliane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0596100833 ISBN 13: 9780596100834

Publisher: O′Reilly, 2006

Synopsis

Window Seat: The Art of Digital Photography and Creative Thinking is a complete view of a creative project from the artist's perspective. Julieanne Kost, a Photoshop and creative thinking expert, has taken her own experience shooting images out of commercial airplane windows to create a unique creative seminar.

The first section of the book, The Art of Creative Thinking: The Principles, outlines Julieanne's method for staying creative in an increasingly complicated world. In her personal stories, advice, and philosophies, you'll find inspiration if you're stuck or just can't get started. You may recognize some of your own less-than-productive thought processes as she describes her own struggle to let go of the everyday flotsam of life to find a quiet mental space in which she can think, dream, and create.

The second part of the book, Window Seat: The Portfolio, is a collection of images culled from over 3000 photographs Julieanne shot from commercial airplane windows over a period of five years. The photographs are accompanied by brief commentaries addressing various aspects of the process, from the original inspiration to issues of control, subject matter, image selection, and manipulation.

The Appendix contains technical information: a discussion of the equipment and media Julieanne used to shoot the photos; how she processed the photographs using Adobe Camera Raw; the Photoshop techniques she employed to correct, retouch, and manipulate the images; her personal file management system; and how she prepares her files for printing.

This book is essential reading for photographers and artists looking for ways to stay creatively awake, aware, and alive.

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Review:

Two thumbs up, 5/5, a gold star - whatever measure you want to use I rate this book extremely highly.
-- Chris Marshall, MyAppleStuff.com, March 2007

From the Publisher:

Window Seat: The Art of Digital Photography and Creative Thinking is a complete view of a creative project from the artist's perspective. Julieanne Kost, a Photoshop and creative thinking guru, has taken her own experience shooting images out of airplane windows to create a unique seminar in three parts: a manifesto of ways to stay creatively alive; a portfolio of stunning photographs, with commentaries describing her experiences and thought process, and a technical appendix that includes the details of the images were shot, manipulated, and prepared for printing.

About this edition

• Publisher: O′Reilly
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0596100833
• ISBN 13: 9780596100834
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 152