O'Reilly published Practical Color Management

2004–09October 31, 2006Bill FoxLearning
With the assistance of contributing color-management consultant Rick Lucas, author Eddie Tapp ably takes readers from the history and science to setting up a color management-friendly workflow in his new book Practical Color Management (O'Reilly, ISBN: 0-596-52768-3, 168 pages, $29.99). The 150-page workbook, the second in a five-book series, comes with clearly presented images to illustrate and clarify the concepts.

Readers learn how to:

  • Apply consistent color management theory
  • Establish a color management-friendly workflow
  • Chose color spaces
  • Calibrate and profile hardware

According to O'Reilly, Tapp's easy-to-implement, color-management methods put the fun and simplicity back into digital processing. Frequent MySpace posters, dedicated family vacation bloggers, photojournalists, eBay sellers, graphic artists, conceptual artists, portrait professionals, travel writers, newbies, and enthusiasts will find this book highly useful. [Bill Fox]

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