This follow-up to author Ralph Lambrecht's highly regarded Way Beyond Monochrome takes a birds-eye view of digital monochrome imaging, providing fundamental technical background, step-by-step instructions, and advice on options from digital capture through fine art printing.
This is a technical approach to black-and-white digital photography. It is not a book of "recipes"; it is not the quick fix for turning color images to black-and-white. It is about perfecting the craft. The book explores fundamental techniques of digital image control using example pictures, graphs, and tables. Case studies illustrate how and when to select which techniques to overcome typical hurdles.
This book is written for the experienced amateur or semi-professional photographer who loves the beauty of monochrome imaging, but feels bogged down by the seemingly endless and bewildering choices of professional digital imaging software. The book will take the reader through simple step-by-step processes, which transform 'trial and error' into confidence and the final print into something special.
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Verlagsort
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64 farbige Abbildungen, 197 farbige Tabellen, 131 farbige Zeichnungen
197 Tables, color; 131 Line drawings, color; 64 Illustrations, color
Maße
Höhe: 279 mm
Breite: 203 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-415-74695-3 (9780415746953)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Part 1. Composition and Lighting 1. Composition Basics 2. Gestalt Theory 3. Pictorial Imperative 4. Composing for B&W 5. Lighting Techniques for B&W 6. Breaking the Rules Part 2. Digital Capture 7. Imaging Paths 8. Basics of Digital Capture 9. Digital Camera or Scanning Negatives 10. Resolution and Depth of Field 11. Digital Pinhole and Other Alternatives Part 3. Tone Reproduction 12. The Way We See Photographic Quality 13. The Digital Zone System Print Densities 14. Introduction to Sensitometry 15. Digital Tone Reproduction 16. Matching Monitor and Print Part 4. Image Optimization 17. Monochrome Workflow 18. Image Cleaning 19. Digital Make-Up 20. Converting Color to Monochrome 21. Exposure and Overall Contrast 22. Local Contrast Optimization 23. Dodge and Burn 24. Saving the Image 25. Create a Digital Image Library Part 5. Case Studies 26. Case Study 1 27. Case Study 2 28. Case Study 3 29. Case Study 4 30. Case Study 5 31. Case Study 6 Part 6. Basic Digital Printing 32. How Digital Printing Works 33. Printer, Paper and Ink Choices 34. Paper Surface and Print Contrast 35. Archival Print Considerations Part 7. Fine-Art Printing 36. Resizing the Image 37. Image Sharpening 38. Standard Toning 39. Adding a Border 40. Simulating Alternative Processes 41. Making the Print Part 8. Print Presentation 43. Creating a Portfolio Mounting and Matting Prints 44. Framing and Displaying Prints Part 9. Appendix 44. Photoshop Basics 45. Color Management Basics 46. Monitor and Printer Calibration 47. How to Make a Transfer Function 48. Tables and Templates
