Digital Photography for 3D Imaging and Animation
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Description
Transform Your 3D Projects with Your Own
Digital PhotographsEnhance your 3D animation by adding photographs
that you've composed, lit, and shot specifically for use in your 3D projects.
This practical and easy-to-follow book will show you how. Even if you have
limited experience, the tips and ideas you'll find will soon have you creating
quality photographs for use throughout the 3D workflow. From the mechanics of
megapixels to the tricks of lighting to the art of finding the best images to
shoot, you'll gain control and learn valuable professional techniques that
will transform your designs. Explore camera angles, lighting, and more
from a 3D perspective Create textures, backgrounds, and 3D image models
with your photographs Notice details, find the right subjects, and learn
photographic best practices Master the mechanics of f-stops, apertures,
and lenses for 3D Apply digital photographic quality to your rendered 3D
images Use high-dynamic-range (HDR) imaging for advanced 3D
lightingNo special software required. The instructions in this book
apply to most popular 3D applications.Recognize useful real-world
scenes and photographs with 3D in mindUse stills more effectively for
texture, background, and referenceShoot and assemble complete 3D
environmentsCompanion DVD with video training!See how to
incorporate photographs into your 3D projects with more than two hours of
video training provided on DVD. You'll also find valuable tools,
including: Over a hundred digital images for your use, royalty-free, from
the author Valuable software including LightWave 3D(r) demo version,
Maya(r) 7 Personal Learning Edition, 3ds Max(r) 9 evaluation version, Adobe(r)
Photoshop(r) CS2 tryout version, and photo-to-3D plug-ins