CHAPTER 6

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Working in Monochrome

Mono Essentials

Shooting with black-and-white film has long been established as the all-time favorite with traditional photographers; yet, in the digital era, monochrome photography has got even more potential. Conventional black-and-white photography has developed over the last century and a half as a craft skill rather than just a technical picture-taking process. With as much influence possible on the final end result at the secondary darkroom stage, photographers could reinterpret the original negative in many different styles. Contrast, tone, and color tints can all be applied to the image to enhance flat ...

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