Cengage Course Tech. Book: The Digital Photographer's Software Guide by John Lewell

The Digital Photographer's Software Guide - Written for everyone in the digital field, this book is a very comprehensive overview and exploration of the software and plug-ins available for digital work.

Whatever your needs are, editing, organization, special effects, color management or scrapbooking, this book has something for you. Each chapter focuses on a specific type of software, detailing every individual product available including technical specifications, suitability for various scenarios, and full contact information to help you locate the product and get support from the developer. With a roster of over 300 software products, this book will rapidly become your top resource guide int he field of digital photography.

About the Author: John Lewell gained MA (Hons) in English & Fine Art from Peterhouse, Cambridge, and went on to study film and television at Guildford School of Art. For several years he worked for audio visual systems manufacturer Electrosonic (www.electrosonic.com), moving to the United States to establish a New York office for this market-leading company.

After publishing books and articles on the use of photography in AV shows he turned to lecturing and full-time writing, becoming West Coast Editor of "Computer Pictures" magazine and U.S. correspondent for several European journals. Returning to the U.K, John Lewell pioneered new directions in web content with Internet ProductWatch and became European correspondent for the U.S. publication InternetNews.com.

As director of his own public relations consultancy he handled accounts for Kodak Graphics Division, Genigraphics, Real World Graphics and other companies. He now combines his expertise in photography and digital technology to inform and educate via books, articles and Internet projects.