Digital Black & White Photography

by Beardsworth, John

• ISBN13: 9781592004720
• ISBN10: 1592004725
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-11-05
• Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR

Summary

Focusing on black and white photos, this book looks at both the camera and techniques needed to capture good images, as well as the digital processing that can be applied. Black and white is the first area aspirant photographers express an interest in. Spanning the topic from capturing photos through to the latest information on digital printing and DVD burning, this book provides amateurs with a solid foundation. The digital focus of this book is comprehensive, including both recreation of traditional effects and all-new digital techniques. It approaches black and white photography from a practical, tutorial view, not just an artistic view, so that readers benefit from an understanding of all perspectives-an important factor in the competitive arena of digital photography.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(6)
Your Digital Camera	12	(16)
Camera and image resolution	14	(2)
The camera and its controls	16	(2)
The lens	18	(2)
Focusing	20	(2)
Getting the right exposure	22	(2)
Low light	24	(2)
Using flash	26	(2)
How to Shoot Great Black and White Photos	28	(36)
Learning to ``see'' in black and white	30	(2)
An eye for composition	32	(2)
Graphical building blocks	34	(2)
Pattern and symmetry	36	(2)
Viewpoint and perspective	38	(2)
Framing	40	(2)
Isolating details	42	(2)
The quality of light	44	(2)
Light, shape, and form	46	(2)
Light, tone, and contrast	48	(2)
High key	50	(2)
Low key	52	(12)
Light and texture	54	(2)
Shadows	56	(2)
Contre jour and silhouettes	58	(2)
Using lens filters	60	(2)
Shooting for post-production	62	(2)
Digital Imaging Techniques	64	(36)
Image-editing software	66	(2)
Scanning	68	(2)
Dust spots and retouching	70	(2)
Converting color to black and white	72	(6)
Correcting over- and underexposure	78	(2)
Dodging and burning	80	(2)
Optimizing tonal range	82	(4)
Darkening skies	86	(2)
Soft-focus effects	88	(2)
Retouching portraits	90	(4)
Removing unwanted picture elements	94	(2)
Changing backgrounds	96	(2)
Sharpening	98	(2)
Simulating Classic Darkroom Effects	100	(24)
Grain effects	102	(2)
Lith film effects	104	(2)
Sepia and other tones	106	(2)
Split toning	108	(2)
Hand-coloring black and white images	110	(2)
Solarization and the Sabattier effect	112	(2)
Simulating infrared film	114	(2)
Reticulation and other texture effects	116	(2)
Bas relief and emboss effects	118	(2)
Vignettes and borders	120	(2)
Simulating multiple exposures	122	(2)
Showing and Sharing Your Pictures	124	(14)
Perfect prints	126	(2)
Special black and grayscale inks	128	(2)
Digital photo essays	130	(2)
Slideshows on CD-ROM	132	(2)
Multimedia DVDs	134	(2)
Putting pictures on the Web	136	(2)
Glossary	138	(4)
Index	142	(2)
Bibliography, online resources, and acknowledgments	144