Synopses & Reviews
How to create stunning black and white photos in a digital formatShooting pictures in black and white presents unique challenges for beginners and experienced digital photographers alike. A strong understanding of photography’s fundamentals is crucial to capturing great black and white images, and factors such as contrast and lighting are much more integral to black and white photography than to color. Black and White Digital Photography Photo Workshop teaches digital photographers the skills they need to master black and white photography.
- Focuses on the rules of photography and how they apply differently to black and white photography
- Offers guidance for properly uploading digital images to a computer
- Explains insider tips and tricks for using Photoshop and Lightroom to successfully enhance black and white images
Black and white photography presents different challenges than color photography. In Black and White Digital Photography Photo Workshop, photographers learn how to identify great opportunities for black and white photographs and how to turn those opportunities into stunning monochrome images they can be proud to display.
Synopsis
How to conquer the unique challenges of shooting and producing photographs in black and white
Shooting in black and white can be a challenge, even for experienced photographers. Written by a veteran photographer who works primarily in black and white, this newest addition to our successful Photo Workshop series demonstrates how to create memorable monochromatic images in digital format, focusing on photography fundamentals and factors such as lighting contrast that are crucial when shooting without color. It also includes tips and tricks for using Photoshop and Lightroom to enhance images. Each chapter includes lots of example photos as well as end-of-chapter assignments allowing readers to practice what they've just learned.
Rob Gardiner (London, England) is an Australian photographer who works extensively in black and white. Both his Web site (www.nyclondon.com) and his blog (www.nyclondon.com/blog) contain powerful monochrome images. Rob uses everything from pinhole cameras to complex digital equipment to capture his images.
Synopsis
Learn to capture exquisite black and white images with this guide
Black and white photography presents unique challenges and requires an in-depth understanding of the essentials of photography. Black and White Digital Photography Photo Workshop teaches the skills you must master to create stunning black and white photos.
You'll learn to identify opportunities for great monochromatic images and how to apply the basics of photography to make the most of them. And you'll find great examples as well as inspiration in the spectacular photographs that fill these pages. Explains why composition, contrast, and lighting are more essential when there is no color to guide the eye Provides a deeper understanding of the rules of photography and the unique ways in which they apply to black and white Shows how to upload images to the computer for final finishing Offers monochrome-specific tips and tricks for using Photoshop and Lightroom to successfully enhance images Exercises at the end of each chapter offer an opportunity to practice each new skill
Black and White Digital Photography Photo Workshop provides the instruction you need to master monochromatic photography.
Synopsis
Creative options abound in black and whiteOnce the photographer's only option, black-and-white imagery today offers a creative opportunity. Without the distraction of color, the essential elements of texture, tone, shape, and composition become the building blocks of the image. If you've considered exploring the creative possibilities of black and white, this book gives you not only the necessary tools and guidance, but also the inspiration to venture into a new and exciting monochromatic world.
Learn to see opportunities for stunning black-and-white images
Discover how photography basics apply to black and white
Make optimum use of camera settings and filters
Develop your sensitivity to shadow, contrast, and highlights
Enhance your images when processing, and explore innovative effects
About the Author
CHRIS BUCHER is an award-winning editorial and commercial photographer. His photographic interests range from advertising campaigns to Southwestern landscapes, and his client list is equally diverse. Chris's work has appeared in shows, galleries, and museums throughout the country and overseas.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 Black-and-white Vision.Why Black and White?
Creating Black-and-white Images.
Visualizing in Monochrome.
Selecting Your Images.
Timing the Moment.
When Should You Use Black and White?
Finding Photos Wherever You Are.
CHAPTER 2 Photography Fundamentals.
Exposure.
Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO.
White Balance.
Composition.
Your Unique Point of View.
CHAPTER 3 Getting the Most Out of Your Camera.
Read the Manual.
Knowing the Controls.
Using the Exposure Modes.
File Settings.
Adjusting Tone and Contrast in Camera.
White Balance Questions.
Using Filters.
Settings to Start with.
CHAPTER 4 Working With Light.
Metering and Exposure for Black and White.
Zone System Basics.
Learning Your Metering Systems.
Light Direction.
Light Quality.
Looking for Landscape Lighting.
Great Light for People and Portraits.
Dealing with Tones at Twilight.
Black and White After Dark.
CHAPTER 5 Tools and Toys.
Infrared Digital Photography.
Lensbaby.
Black and White by Your Side.
Strobes.
Tripods.
CHAPTER 6 Tonal Quality in Black and White.
Colors in Black and White.
Tones and Contrast.
Working with Shadows and Contrast.
Light Quality.
Dealing with Weather.
Looking for Highlights.
Building Depth in the Shadows.
CHAPTER 7 The Black-and-white Digital File.
Converting to Monochrome.
Learning from Film Filters.
RAW or JPEG?
Digital RAW Black-and-white Conversions.
CHAPTER 8 Working in the Digital Darkroom.
Understanding Local and Global Changes.
Multiple RAW Processing.
Working with Adjustment Layers.
Dodging and Burning.
Layer Masks.
Shadow and Highlight Tool.
Additional Filters and Tools.
Selective Effects.
Film Simulations.
Create Your Own Workflow.
CHAPTER 9 Toning, Coloring, and Special effects.
Old-process Effects.
Adding Tints and Tones.
Split Toning.
Coloring Monochrome Images.
Infrared Effects.
High Dynamic Range.
Compositing New Images.
CHAPTER 10 Output: Printing and Presentation.
Inkjet Printers and Papers.
Calibrating your Equipment.
Creating Black-and-white Prints.
Digital Output Options and Ideas.
Glossary.
Index.