Description
Black-and-white photography poses unique challenges; without color to guide the eye, contrast, lighting, and composition take on even more importance. In Creative Black and White, 2nd Edition, 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 each and every one of them. This new, revised, and expanded edition brings the tools up to date with extended sections on monochrome in Lightroom, Photoshop, and related plugins. TABLE OF CONTENTS THE MONOCHROMATIC VISION Past, Present, and Future Thinking in Black and White Seeing in Black and White Pre-Visualization Techniques Black and White Composition Finding Monochromatic Subjects Portraiture in Black and White BLACK AND WHITE IN THE DIGITAL ERA Digital Black and White Roadmap Black and White in Adobe Camera RAW Black and White in Lightroom Grayscale Conversion Using Presets 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 Black & White Adjustment Layers The Digital Analog to the Analog Zone System Combining Conversions in Photoshop CREATIVE BLACK AND WHITE OPPORTUNITIES Lighting and Monochromatic Photos Creating High-Key Effects Tinting with a Black & White Adjustment Layer Using Curves to Solarize an Image Simulating the Blossfeldt Effect Duotone and Tritone Effects Adding and Reducing Noise Infrared Camera Conversions Infrared Conversion without an IR Camera MOBILE BLACK AND WHITE Black and White using a Cell Phone Camera Toward a Monochromatic Mobile Workflow
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