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.
