Notes
Digging deeper
Here are some suggestions about where you can go to get more information about the techniques covered in The Way of the Digital Photographer:
Multi-RAW processing, HDR (High Dynamic Range) and hand-HDR are covered in detail in my Creating HDR Photos: The Complete Guide to High Dynamic Range Photography (Amphoto, 2012).
If you want to find out more about Photoshop, or to brush up on Photoshop concepts and techniques, you might find my other books that are specifically about Photoshop helpful. Please check out The Photoshop Darkroom: Creative Digital Post-Processing (Focal Press, 2009) and The Photoshop Darkroom 2: Creative Digital Transformations (Focal Press, 2011).
Digital black and white photography is explained in depth in my book Creative Black & White: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques (Wiley Publishing, 2010).
Come visit my blog
Please visit my website and photography blog at www.photoblog2.com. There you will find literally thousands of images and the stories behind them. My goal in writing my blog is to share my journey as a digital photographer with you. In this regard, you’ll find information about many of the techniques that I use as well as backstory information about the visual and philosophic decisions I have made.
Software
There are a number of software products covered in The Way of the Digital Photographer. More information about these products, and free trial versions for you to download, are available at the Web addresses listed below.
Adobe, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Camera RAW (ACR), Adobe Lightroom, and Adobe Photoshop: www.adobe.com
Pixel Bender can be downloaded for free from Adobe Labs, http://labs.adobe.com/downloads
HDRSoft, Photomatix: www.hdrsoft.com
Nik Software, HDR Efex Pro, Color Efex Pro and Silver Efex Pro: www.niksoftware.com
Topaz Labs, Adjust and Simplify plug-ins: www.topazlabs.com
Recommended texture packs are available from:
Florabella: www.florabellacollection.com
Flypaper Textures: www.flypapertextures.com
Monitor calibration
For monitor calibration I recommend the products from X-rite in particular the ColorMunki: www.xrite.com.
Following the path
In the Meditations in my book I have also shared some of my thoughts about the philosophy behind being a digital photographer. If my Meditations interest you, you might also want to take a look at:
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers by Leonard Koren
Zen in the Art of Photography by Robert Leverant
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki