Synopses & Reviews
No wonder black and white photography is more popular than ever, as photographers see its capacity for expressing personal style with simplicity and subtlety. Take your cues from 19 photographers recognized internationally for their b/w creations. They show and tell both their art and their technique, with galleries of their work accompanied by explanations of how they did it. You'll begin with how to master the rules, then how to bend them for particular effects. Then discover their many uses of lighting, composition, posing, and presentation, as well as their approaches to mood, style, and effect. Candid and posed portraits, figures, and group studies display a variety of faces and profiles of all ages, and full and partial figures in both closeups and landscapes offer a treasury of ideas, regardless of the equipment you use.
Synopsis
Using eye-opening galleries of their work, 19 photographers, internationally recognized for their black and white creations, unravel the mysteries of their art and their technique. Understand how they achieved their effects, master the rules—and then bend them effectively. Discover inventive possibilities in lighting, composition, and presentation, and fresh approaches to mood and style. Candid and posed portraits, plus group studies, display a variety of faces and profiles, and figures in both closeups and landscapes offer a treasury of ideas.