The final section, "Appendix," is where Kost describes some of her imaging editing techniques. She begins with image capture and the difficulties in photographing from a plane. She also describes the additional problems after 9/11. She talks about image management, camera raw, image sizing and cropping, imperfections, tonal changes and adding false color.
This is not a how to book on Photoshop or digital photography, rather this is a coffee table book that is split between fascinating pictures and philosophy. If you have ever sat in an airplane looking out transfixed by the landscapes that you see below you, you will wonder why you hadn't thought about doing the same.
Sure some of the photos don't translate as well to a book format as they would to a large wall mounting, but they still captivate none the less. Others are just so remarkable that one can not put into words the quality of image.
I think that Window Seat works on two levels. The first is that of a picture book; a coffee table book if you will, that provides wonderful inspiration when you need the motivation to get out and do something. Second, it gives you an insight to what some has done that is very different to 99 percent of everyone else. This to will force you to think about what you are doing and how you can perhaps do it differently.
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