Learn to master the unique challenges of black and white photography, and create high-quality, beautiful images!
In this newly revised and expanded classic guide to black and white photography, renowned photographer Harold Davis breaks through the mystery of digital monochrome. Using more than 200 of his own stunning fully-captioned monochromatic images to illustrate, Davis walks you through the visual ideas that work well with black and white. He shares the technical approaches that you can use to create high-quality monochromatic photos.
With Creative Black & White you'll discover a deeper appreciation for what you can accomplish when taking portraits, landscapes, night photos, close-ups, and more. This book provides both inspiration and technical instruction. You may never photograph the world in quite the same way again! Learn to see and think in black and white:
Convert RAW files to black and white
Use color information to create black and white photos in Lightroom and Photoshop
Create monochromatic images using multi-RAW processing and HDR
Learn how to apply solarization, tinting, toning, and other special effects
Complete exposure data and the story behind every photo
Find inspiration and instruction for your journey with black and white photography withCreative Black & White.
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Höhe: 232 mm
Breite: 190 mm
Dicke: 17 mm
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978-1-68198-496-4 (9781681984964)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Harold Davis is a bestselling author of many books, the developer of a unique technique for photographing flowers for transparency, a Moab Master, and a Zeiss Ambassador. He is an internationally known photographer and a sought-after workshop leader. Find him online at www.digitalfieldguide.com.
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
Photographing People
Portraiture 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
Topaz B&W Effects
OnOne Perfect B&W
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
Creating Low-Key Effects
HDR in Black and White
Shooting for HDR
Using HDR Software
Toning and Tinting
Tinting with a Black & White Adjustment Layer
Split Toning
The Ansel Adams Effect
Selective Color
Hand Coloring
Using LAB Color
Inverting the L Channel
Equalizing LAB Channels
Swapping Tonalities
Using Blending Modes
LAB Inversions
Soft Focus
Adding Soft Focus
Pinhole Effect
Solarization
Using Curves to Solarize an Image
Simulating the Blossfeldt Effect
Duotone and Tritone Effects
Adding and Reducing Noise
Film Effects
Infrared Camera Conversions
Infrared Conversion without an IR Camera
Creating X-Ray Images
MOBILE BLACK AND WHITE
Black and White using a Cell Phone Camera
Working with Snapseed
Toward a Monochromatic Mobile Workflow
Notes and Resources
Glossary
Index
