Beginning Photo Retouching and Restoration Using GIMP

Learn to Retouch and Restore Your Photos like a Pro
2. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-4842-9264-8
Verlag: Apress

Buch, Englisch, 335 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 557 g

Digitally repair damaged prints, correct color shifts, and even colorize black and white images. This thoroughly revised book will show you how to retouch and restore photos using the most up-to-date version of GIMP and it's latest tools and features.

Basic knowledge of GIMP is helpful, but the first chapter provides an overview of the free, open source image editing program. You'll then see how GIMP is a worthy alternative to Adobe Photoshop. You'll also work with step-by-step tutorials to duplicate the results using the same practice images used in the lessons. Because it is cross-platform friendly you can turn “unfixable” photos into digital art on Windows, macOS, and Linux enhancing your learning experience. 

Beginning Photo Retouching and Restoration Using GIMP provides insight into the powerful program's wide set of features for just about any type of retouching or restoration work.

What You'll Learn

• Acquire the best scans and digitize large photographs
• Adjust contrast and exposure to make dull images “pop”
  
• Remove cracks, creases, tears, and blemishes
• Retouch portraits and replace backgrounds
• Preserve your newly restored and printed photographs, and properly store originals
  

Who This Book Is For

Anyone interested in retouching or restoring photos, whether they are family archivists genealogists,  photographers, designers, or students?particularly those requiring a powerful program, but don’t want or need to use Adobe’s subscription-based service to access Photoshop. 

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Whitt, Phillip

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Professionelle Anwendung Fotobeabeitung und Bildbearbeitung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

The Joy of Restoring Photographs

Why Photographs are Important

              GIMP: The Powerful, Free Image Editing Alternative

              What Can GIMP Do?

              Improving with Practice

              Equipment Purchases to Consider

              Copy with Caution

              Mac Users

              Plugins

              Practice Images

Part I: Starting with the Essentials

Chapter 1: An Overview of GIMP 2.10

Chapter Overview

              Downloading and Installing GIMP 2.10

              The Image Window

              The Image Menu

              Navigating Open Images

The Toolbox and Tool Functions

                                                      The Selection Tools

                                                      The Brush Tools

                                                      The Transform Tools

                                                      Other Tools

              Working with Layers

              Layer Groups

              Plugins to Enhance GIMP

              Chapter Summary

Chapter 2: Digitizing Your Photos, Slides, and Negatives

Chapter Overview

              Acquiring Your Digital Images

Starting with a Clean Scan

Scanning Photographs

Digitizing Large Images

              Finding a Service Provider

                  Using Your Camera and Tripod

                                    Scanning Photos in Sections

              Scanning Slides and Negatives

                                    Before You Start

                                    Using the Auto Settings

                                    Scanning Resolution for Transparencies

              Straightening and Cropping Your Images

              Chapter Summary

Part II: Tone, Exposure, and Color

Chapter 3: Correcting Tone and Exposure

Chapter Overview

Common Tonal Problems

              Using the Histogram to Assess Tonality

              Using the Color Picker to Track Tonality

              Using Sample Points

The Exposure, Shadows-Highlights, Brightness-Contrast, Levels, and Curve Dialogs

                  Tutorial 1: Using the Exposure Dialog

                  Tutorial 2: Using the Shadows-Highlights Dialog

                  Tutorial 3: Using the Brightness-Contrast Dialog

                  Tutorial 4: Using the Levels Dialog

                  Tutorial 5: Using the Curves Dialog

Tonal Corrections Using Layer Blend Modes

                  Tutorial 7: Correcting an Underexposed Image

                  Tutorial 8: Correcting and Overexposed Image

Chapter Summary

Chapter 4: Color Correction and Restoration

Chapter Overview

Color Problem Examples

Color Essentials

                  Additive Color

                  Subtractive Color

                  The Color Picker Tool

                  Color Channels

Correcting Color Casts

                  Tutorial 9: Correcting a Color Cast

                  Tutorial 10: Correcting an Extreme Color Cast

                  Tutorial 11: Correcting Color Temperature

Correcting and Restoring Color

                  Tutorial 12: Color Correction with Levels (No. 1)

                  Tutorial 13: Color Correction with Levels (No. 2)

                  Tutorial 14: Restoring Severe Color Loss

Chapter Summary

Chapter 5: Creative use of Color

Chapter Overview

              Reimagine Your Photos

              Converting Color to Black and White

              Tutorial 15: Converting Color to Black and White (No. 1)

                  Tutorial 16: Converting Color to Black and White (No. 2)

 

                  Tutorial 17: Converting Color to Black and White (No. 3)

              Digital Sepia Toning

                  Tutorial 18: Converting Color to Sepia (No. 1)

                  Tutorial 19: Converting Color to Sepia (No. 2)

Selective Colorizing

                  Tutorial 20: Mixing Color with Black and White

                  Tutorial 21: Mixing Color with Sepia

Colorizing Black and White Images

                  Tutorial 22: Colorizing a Black and White Image

Chapter Summary

Part III: Digital Cleanup and Repairing Damage

Chapter 6: Dust, Light Scratch, and Stain Removal

Chapter Overview

                                    Tutorial 23: Removing Dust from a Slide

                             Tutorial 24: Removing Dust and Light Scratches

                                    Tutorial 25: Removing Stains

Chapter Summary

Chapter 7: Repairing Moderate and Heavy Damage

Chapter Overview

Repairing Moderate Damage

                             Tutorial 26: Patching Damaged Areas

                             Tutorial 27: Repairing Moderate Damage

Repairing Heavy Damage

                                    Tutorial 28: Repairing Heavy Damage

Chapter Summary

Part IV: Retouching Faces, Fun Projects, and Preserving Your Images

Chapter 8: Editing Portraits and Recomposing Images

Chapter Overview

Retouching Portraits

              Diminishing Imperfections and Removing Distractions

                             Tutorial 29: Light Portrait Retouching

                             Tutorial 30: Brightening Teeth

Recomposing Images

                             Replacing Backgrounds

                                    Tutorial 31: Replacing a Background (No. 1)

                                    Tutorial 32: Replacing a Background (No. 2)

                                Removing People

                                    Tutorial 33: Removing a Person from an Image

               Chapter Summary

Chapter 9: Sharpening Images

Chapter Overview

                                    Sharpening?The Final Step

                                    The Unsharp Mask Filter

              High Pass Sharpening

                                    Tutorial 34: Sharpening Using the High Pass Filter

              Emboss Sharpening

                                    Tutorial 35: Sharpening Using the Emboss Filter

 Chapter Summary

Chapter 10:Fun and Artistic Projects with Your Photos

Chapter Overview

              Turn Photos into Digital Works of Art

                             Add Artistic Functionality with G’MIC

                                    Art Project No. 1: Salvaging “Unfixable” Photos

              Creating Collages

                                    Art Project No. 2: Assembling a Collage

               Chapter Summary

Chapter 11:Printing and Preserving Your Images

Chapter Overview

              Photo-Quality Printers

                                    Inkjet Printers

                                    Dye-Sublimation Printers

              Protecting and Preserving Your Prints

                                    Archiving Your Prints

                                    Displaying Your Prints

                  Storing Images Digitally

                                    How Long Will Digital Images Last?

                                    Video Montages

               Chapter Summary

Part V: Appendix

              Appendix: Useful GIMP Resources

GIMP Resources

                                    The Official GIMP Web Site Tutorials Page

                                    gimpusers.com

                                    Partha’s Place

                                    Friends of the GIMP

              Photo Retouching, Editing, and Restoration

                                    RetouchPRO

                  Photographic Equipment

                                    B&H Photo-Video-Pro Audio

              Specialty Film Processing

                                    Film Rescue International

                  Archival Digital Media

                                    USB Flash Drives

                                    External Hard Drives

                                    CD and DVDs

              Protective Inkjet Spray Coatings

              Index

Über Autor(innen)

Phillip Whitt is an author, photo retouch professional and graphic designer. He is the author of several Apress books and video tutorials pertaining to image editing. He has edited, retouched, and restored countless digital images since the late 1990s. Mr. Whitt has served both clients from the general public and a number of commercial clients over the years. In addition to over 20 years of image editing and graphic design experience. In addition to writing and working with images, Phillip continues to learn.  In recent years, he’s earned an Expert Rating Certification in Adobe Photoshop Skills, as well as VTC certifications in GIMP and Scribus.