This practical and easy-to-follow book shows 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.

Digital Photography for 3D Imaging and Animation includes a companion DVD with over 100 royalty-free digital images for your use, as well as software and photo-to-3D plug-ins.

About the Author:

Dan Ablan is president of AGA Digital Studios, Inc., a 3D animation and visual effects company. Dan has been involved in the visual arts since 1982 and is the author of ten books on computer graphics and animation.