Digital Masters: B&W Printing Creating the Digital Master Print

by DeWolfe, George

• ISBN13: 9781600591655
• ISBN10: 1600591655
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-02
• Publisher: Lark Books

Summary

George DeWolfe is a master of the fine print: he studied with such geniuses as Ansel Adamsone of the finest black-and-white photographers of all timeand worked as a consultant to the most significant companies in the digital photography world. Now, he passes on his considerable expertise to all. In his breathtaking new all-inclusive guide, DeWolfe combines artistic concepts for taking beautiful photographs with practical techniques for recording, processing, and displaying high-quality black-and-white prints. Information and image-packed sections delve into such topics as the qualities of a black-and-white-photograph, with its luminosity and values; image workflow, including optimization and balance in Photoshop; printing, with advice on papers and profiles; and finishing and displayeven matting and mounting the final product. He teaches photographers how to create stunning master prints and to understand all the ins-and-outs of Adobe's innovative Lightroom softwarethe state-of-the-art technology he himself helped develop. And Wolfe's stunning photographs, generously represented throughout, will prove inspirational. With interest in black-and-white exploding, digital photographers will rush to take advantage of the knowledge he imparts.