Creative Black and White
close menu
Bookswagon
search
My Account
Home > Art, Film & Photography > General > Photography & photographs > Photographic equipment and techniques: general > Digital photography > Creative Black and White: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques
Creative Black and White: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques

Creative Black and White: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
X
About the Book

Learn how breaking photographic rules can result in stunning black-and-white photos Black-and-white photography poses unique challenges; without color to guide the eye, contrast, lighting, and composition take on even more importance. Renowned photographer Harold Davis explains these elements and demonstrates the basic rules of black and white photography as well as when and how to break them. He breaks through the complexity of this photographic medium, explores opportunities for black-and-white imagery, and shows how to capitalize on every one. Richly illustrated with the author's own images, this beautiful guide presents the skills needed for great black-and-white photos while encouraging your confidence and creativity.* Goes beyond basics to teach photographers how to conquer the challenges posed by black-and-white photography* Appeals to professionals and serious amateurs who are interested in exploring creative black-and-white imagery* Presents photography fundamentals and shows how black and white requires some of the rules to be bent* Encourages creative thinking and confidence* Lavishly illustrated with Harold Davis's outstanding monochromatic photos Whether you're a professional just venturing into black and white or a serious amateur, Creative Black & White will both educate and inspire you.

Table of Contents:
Introduction. The Monochromatic Vision. Past, Present, and Future Thinking in Black and White Contrast Color Implied The Tonal Landscape Visual Implication Seeing in Black and White Pre-Visualization Techniques Black and White Composition Framing Patterns and Lines Shape and Form High Key Low Key Shades of Gray Finding Monochromatic Subjects Black and White at Night Portraits in Black and White Black and White in the Digital Era. Digital Black and White Roadmap The RAW Advantage Black and White in Adobe Camera RAW Black and White in Lightroom Grayscale Conversion Using Presets HSL Conversion Exposure Gradients and Adjustments Exporting Virtual Copies into Photoshop as Layers Multiple Layers and Masking in Photoshop Multi-RAW Processing in Photoshop Black and White in Photoshop Blending with Black Using the Channel Mixer Black & White Adjustment Layers Silver Efex Pro Combining Conversions in Photoshop Creative Black and White Opportunities. Lighting and Monochromatic Photos Creating High-Key Effects Creating Low-Key Effects HDR in Black and White Shooting for HDR Using Photomatix Toning and Tinting Tinting with a Black & White Adjustment Layer Split Toning Selective Color Hand Coloring Using LAB Color Inverting the L Channel Equalizing LAB Channels Swapping Tonalities Using Blending Modes Soft Focus Adding Soft Focus Pinhole Effect Solarization Using Curves to Solarize an Image Duotone and Tritone Effects Adding and Reducing Noise Film Effects Infrared Camera Conversions Infrared Conversion without an IR Camera Notes and Resources. Glossary. Index.

About the Author :
Harold Davis is an award-winning professional photographer. He is the author of more than 30 books, including Creative Composition: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques, Creative Close-Ups: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques, The Photoshop Darkroom: Creative Digital Post-Processing, and Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers. Harold writes the popular Photoblog 2.0, www.photoblog2.com.


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780470873021
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques
  • ISBN-10: 0470873027
  • Publisher Date: 06 Apr 2010
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 240


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Creative Black and White: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques
John Wiley & Sons Inc -
Creative Black and White: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Creative Black and White: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    Fresh on the Shelf


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!
    Your IP: 216.73.216.103 IN