Black And White Photography Field Guide: The Essential Guide To The Art Of Creating Black And White Images

Photographers everywhere have come to trust Ilexs Field Guides as the ultimate in portable photo expertise. Packed with practical knowledge and all written by specialist professional photographers, these handy titles have sold hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide. In this volume, renowned photographer Michael Freeman addresses one of photographys 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. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 6 Introduction 7 THE BLACK & WHITE TRADITION 9 Monochrome in Fine Art 11 The Photographic Tradition 17 Wavelength & Sensitivity 21 Black & White as Normality 23 Monochrome in Photography vs Painting 31 The Photographer's Choice 35 Subtracting Color 43 Shape 45 Structure 47 Tonal Nuance 49 Form & Volume 51 Texture 53 Interpretation 55 Film 61 DIGITAL MONOCHROME 67 The Monochrome Sensor 69 Linear Capture 71 The Clipping Problem 73 Noise, Bit Depth, & Shading 75 Infrared 81 Your Processing Workflow 89 Silver Efex Pro 93 Basic Processing 97 Colors into Tones 105 Default Conversions 107 Hue Adjustment 109 Reversals of Brightness 111 Using Hue to Control Contrast 113 Using Hue for Depth & Atmosphere 115 Using Hue for Vegetation 119 Skin Tones 121 Specific Colors 127 Handling Opposites 129 Handling Adjacents 131 Handling Subtleties 137 CREATIVE CHOICES 141 Thinking in Black & White 143 The Range of Light: Adams & the Westons 145 The Long Range of Gray: Paul Strand 147 Mid-tones 149 Contrast high 151 Contrast Low 155 Shadow & Darkness: Brandt & McCullin 157 Low Key 159 High Key & Graphic: Callahan & Hosoe 161 High Key 163 Digital Zone System 167 HDR in Black & White 173 Tone Mapping without HDR 181 Adding Tints 183 Old Process Effect 185 Glossary 187 Index 191 Begin by exploring the illustrious history and tradition of black-and-white photography, to better understand its unique aesthetics and aptly apply them to your own creative work. Then study the particular advantages that digital photography brings to the equation--from how the technology works, to the best and most up-to-date post-production software, and all the specialized techniques and processes in between. Finally, learn to think in black and white by considering the numerous interpretations that each scene presents, and set about achieving your precise creative vision with skill and competency.--Provided by publisher 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.