Black & White: How to Create Stunning B&W Images

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Photo by Scott Kelby  Exposure: 1/250 sec | Focal Length: 160 mm | Aperture Value: f/2.8

I know what you’re thinking: “He’s given up on the whole movie name/song title/TV show thing.” But, actually, the “Black & White” you see above is from the song by the 1970s hit machine Three Dog Night. (Remember the song: “The ink is black. The page is white. Together we learn to read and write”? I can’t believe with captivating lyrics like that, these guys aren’t still crankin’ out the hits.) Anyway, back in the CS4 intro for this chapter, I wrote that I had toyed with the idea of using the song “Black Widow” ...

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