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List Price: $39.95 You Save: $11.98 (30%) Our Price: $27.97 Hardcover 1 Owl book edition (October 1997) Henry Holt & Company, Inc.; Dimensions (in inches): 0.56 x 12.29 x 9.32 Photomosaics by Robert Silvers, Michael Hawley (Editor) You've seen the technique used... chances are, like us, you've wondered how they do that... well -- here's your chance to find out, and even create Photomosaics yourself! A photomosaic marries the art of photography with the science of powerful image-computing to produce original, expressive compositions that are not only unique but beautiful. This book contains 30 images that are themselves tiled together from other images, each using a vivid, six-color technology. A lush four-color picture book unites the technology of image manipulation by computer with the art of photography, presenting twenty-five clever composite photographic images, along with a discussion of the techniques used in each. "Marrying art and technology Silvers, the creator of the photomosaics and the software used to assemble them, and Hawley (MIT Media Lab) present mosaics pieced together from thousands of tiny photographs. Held at arm's length, the pages seem to compose themselves, revealing the image of an owl, or Darth Vader, or Marilyn Monroe. Held close up, they explode in a riot of color and movement and exquisite detail. Photomosaics are for lovers of pictures, like me. There are tens of thousands of images in this book -- all arranged to form other images when viewed from afar. Please see the web site www.photomosaic.com for some examples! You'll also want to take a look at: Disney's Photomosaics ... Our Price: $13.97 . 078686463X that takes a look at some familiar faces. From Mickey Mouse to "The Lion King", familiar and beloved icons are magically reborn in this vivid compilation of thousands of images. Full-color photos. Keywords: Photography: digital photography, cameras, manipulation, montage, retouching, (Photo), - (8/23/99)