Photographer's Guide to Slide Duplication and Enhancement

by Duben, Ben

• ISBN13: 9781584280729
• ISBN10: 1584280727
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Amherst Media
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Summary

This reference explains duplication and enhancement of slides using traditional photographic techniques such as slide sandwiching, creation of titles, cropping, correcting color imbalance, and making black and white negatives from color slides. It includes instructions for creating homemade slide-duplication equipment and the best way to utilize store-bought.

Author Biography

Ben Duben has been involved in photography for 50 years and has published articles in Photographic Society of America’s PSA Journal. He lives in Laguna Hills, California.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	3	(4)
About the Author	4	(4)
Introduction	8	(20)
If Only I Had More Time to Compose. If Only I Had A Longer Lens. If Only There Were Clouds in The Sky. If Only I Had Bracketed the Exposure...
Getting Started	28	(8)
Some of the Greatest Rewards in Color Slide Making Lie in Using Your Creative Talents to Communicate Your Ideas
The Process	36	(8)
There Are Only Two Things that A Photographer Must Determine Before The First Duplicate Can Be Made: Exposure and Filtration
Correcting Exposure and Contrast	44	(6)
Having Determined Exposure and Filtration, It Is Time to Learn to Correct Exposure and Contrast Problems
Cropping	50	(8)
Slide Duplication Can Mean Much More Than Simply Reproducing a Slide. Knowing How to Crop an Existing Slide can Dramatically Enhance the Impact of the Image. Cropping can Also be Used to Effectively Level Horizontals That Didn't Turn Out Quite Right
Sandwiching and Multiple Exposure	58	(20)
With the Techniques Learned Thus Far, Readers Have the Skills to Take Their Slides to a New Level. The Techniques Discussed in this Chapter-Sandwiching and Multiple Exposure-Can Turn Dull, Tired Slides Into Stunning New Images
Creative Titles	78	(12)
Learn How to Sandwich a Slide Containing Text with One Featuring a Landscape or Portrait to Enhance the Storytelling Potential of Your Slides
Masking	90	(10)
The Masking Procedure is the Most Ambitious of the Advanced Techniques. If Your Camera has a Multiple Exposure Capability, You can Use this Technique to Produce Stunning Results
Conclusion	100	(4)
Glossary	104	(2)
Suppliers List	106	(1)
Index	107