On this and the next pages we will introduce you to books that in my opinion are valuable assests to work with or learn from. In most cases I have the book myself so I can give you a pretty good idea about the value of the book.

Calvinize: Signature Techniques of Photoshop Artist Calvin Hollywood

About The Author

Calvin Hollywood is a photo artist from Heidelberg, Germany who combines photography and image editing in a most imaginative way. His personal style is characterized by the hyper sharpness, high contrasts, and almost painted look of his photos (http://www.calvinhollywood-blog.com/portfolio/). Digital editing plays an important role in his photographic work, but Hollywood emphasizes getting the shot right from the start. He considers lighting very important, but the surroundings and the model's styling are also key and he always tries to factor textures and details into the shot.

This photo collection contains more than 100 of Calvin Hollywood's most spectacular pictures as well as his thoughts on topics such as Photoshop, plug-ins, outfits, lighting, planning, time management, and more.
 
The book also comes with over four hours of video tutorials created and produced by Video2Brain, creators of the popular Learn By Video series. In the videos, Hollywood walks viewers step-by-step through his signature techniques and shows readers exactly how he used them to create many of the images featured in the book.

I got this book out of the Auckland library, and his 4 hour video in the book is priceless! You can buy this book bundled with an E-Book for a little extra, well worth the extra if you have a tablet.

His german accent and English makes for an inreresting listening experience, his instructions are easy to follow and precize, he speaks slowly and repeats where needed.
You may not like his style, but his techniques can be easily applied to your own creative way of thinking.

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