A Digital Printing Class

A Digital Printing Class
Authors Note:

This article was originally written forPhoto TechniquesMagazinein1997to illustrate some basic image processing techniques available with PhotoShop.  
A quick-start tutorial onPhotoShopfor beginners will also be found helpful.
Please see the articleDigital Processingfor up-to-date thoughts on the latest in digital imaging equipment and techniques.

A Digital Printing Class
The range of controls available in the digital darkroom far exceeds those found by users of traditional photographic media. But, this can be as much of a disadvantage as a boon to the serious printer. The richness and complexity of PhotoShop, the predominant image processing program, can be daunting. For those just becoming interested in the topic, here is a brief insight into generating images ready for printing, either with ones own ink-jet or at a service bureau. The same techniques apply to producing images for conversion back into a negative or transparency for s...