Book description
In this pocket-sized, portable guide, renowned photographer Michael Freeman addresses one of photography's most popular--and challenging--areas: black and white. With advice on lighting, shooting, conversion, and post-production, this is know-how that no photographer can afford to be without. Perfect for the digital photographer who wants to shoot and process RAW files as black and whie images.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- THE BLACK & WHITE TRADITION
-
DIGITAL MONOCHROME
- The Monochrome Sensor
- Linear Capture
- The Clipping Problem
- Noise, Bit Depth, & Shading
- Infrared
- Your Processing Workflow
- Silver Efex Pro
- Basic Processing
- Colors into Tones
- Default Conversions
- Hue Adjustment
- Reversals of Brightness
- Using Hue to Control Contrast
- Using Hue for Depth & Atmosphere
- Using Hue for Vegetation
- Skin Tones
- Specific Colors
- Handling Opposites
- Handling Adjacents
- Handling Subtleties
-
CREATIVE CHOICES
- Thinking in Black & White
- The Range of Light: Adams & the Westons
- The Long Range of Gray: Paul Strand
- Mid-tones
- Contrast High
- Contrast Low
- Shadow & Darkness: Brandt & McCullin
- Low Key
- High Key & Graphic: Callahan & Hosoe
- High Key
- Digital Zone System
- HDR in Black & White
- Tone Mapping without HDR
- Adding Tints
- Old Process Effect
- Glossary
- Index
Product information
- Title: Black and White Photography Field Guide
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2014
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781135052652
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