Digital Photography for 3D Imaging and Animation (Repost)

This practical and easy-to-follow book showa you how to transform your 3D projects with your own digital photographs and enhance your 3D animation by adding photographs that you’ve composed, lit, and shot. The featured tips and ideas will quickly 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 learn valuable 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 lighting

No special software required. The instructions in this book apply to most popular 3D applications.

Recognize useful real-world scenes and photographs with 3D in mind

Use stills more effectively for texture, background, and reference

Shoot and assemble complete 3D environments