The great thing about this book is that you can pull out your film camera, load a fresh roll of film, and get great special effects in-camera without the need for a digital camera or photo manipulation software!
I presume that you can utilize some of the tools and techniques here for digital photography as well, and whether you shoot film, digital, or both you can certainly use these techniques as is or as a jumping off point to inspire you to create your own special effects techniques, as I have done.
Elinor Stecker-Orel's book is an inspiration to the serious photographer who wants to take things several steps farther and enter the realm of creating, rather than just taking, awesome photographs.
You can use the book "out of the box" as is and directly appropriate the many creative techniques she imparts, or use the book's techniques as jumping off points to inspire and fire your own imagination which will enable you to come up with additional special effects techniques on your own.
I had the benefit of having Ms. Stecker-Orel as my instructor at the New York Institute of Photography, and I still enjoy her friendship. In addition to her very long, distinguished list of professional credentials (Former senior editor of Popular Photography magazine; seven books published; media guest; media expert; consultant; conducting workshops; many other photographic achievements, and much more) I can relate from personal experience what a dramatic difference in your photographic potential her instruction will make. She is a skilled teacher, and that comes across in this excellent book..
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