Black and white digital photography photo workshop 9780470421932, 0470421932, 9781118090350, 1118090357

Table of contents :
BLACK AND WHITE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTO WORKSHOP......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 11
INTRODUCTION......Page 19
CHAPTER 1: BLACK-AND-WHITE VISION......Page 21
WHY BLACK AND WHITE?......Page 22
CREATING BLACK-AND-WHITE IMAGES......Page 24
VISUALIZING IN MONOCHROME......Page 25
SELECTING YOUR IMAGES......Page 27
TIMING THE MOMENT......Page 29
WHEN SHOULD YOU USE BLACK AND WHITE?......Page 36
FINDING PHOTOS WHEREVER YOU ARE......Page 39
CHAPTER 2: PHOTOGRAPHY FUNDAMENTALS......Page 45
EXPOSURE......Page 46
APERTURE, SHUTTER SPEED, AND ISO......Page 61
WHITE BALANCE......Page 71
COMPOSITION......Page 73
YOUR UNIQUE POINT OF VIEW......Page 76
CHAPTER 3: GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA......Page 81
READ THE MANUAL......Page 82
KNOWING THE CONTROLS......Page 84
USING THE EXPOSURE MODES......Page 85
FILE SETTINGS......Page 92
ADJUSTING TONE AND CONTRAST IN CAMERA......Page 96
WHITE BALANCE QUESTIONS......Page 97
USING FILTERS......Page 98
SETTINGS TO START WITH......Page 103
CHAPTER 4: WORKING WITH LIGHT......Page 111
METERING AND EXPOSURE FOR BLACK AND WHITE......Page 112
ZONE SYSTEM BASICS......Page 113
LEARNING YOUR METERING SYSTEMS......Page 116
LIGHT DIRECTION......Page 121
LIGHT QUALITY......Page 126
LOOKING FOR LANDSCAPE LIGHTING......Page 128
GREAT LIGHT FOR PEOPLE AND PORTRAITS......Page 130
DEALING WITH TONES AT TWILIGHT......Page 135
BLACK AND WHITE AFTER DARK......Page 137
CHAPTER 5: TOOLS AND TOYS......Page 141
INFRARED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY......Page 142
LENSBABY......Page 146
BLACK AND WHITE BY YOUR SIDE......Page 148
STROBES......Page 154
TRIPODS......Page 158
CHAPTER 6: TONAL QUALITY IN BLACK AND WHITE......Page 163
COLORS IN BLACK AND WHITE......Page 164
TONES AND CONTRAST......Page 165
WORKING WITH SHADOWS AND CONTRAST......Page 167
LIGHT QUALITY......Page 169
DEALING WITH WEATHER......Page 175
LOOKING FOR HIGHLIGHTS......Page 177
BUILDING DEPTH IN THE SHADOWS......Page 178
CHAPTER 7: THE BLACK-AND-WHITE DIGITAL FILE......Page 181
CONVERTING TO MONOCHROME......Page 182
LEARNING FROM FILM FILTERS......Page 184
RAW OR JPEG?......Page 187
DIGITAL RAW BLACK-AND-WHITE CONVERSIONS......Page 189
CHAPTER 8: WORKING IN THE DIGITAL DARKROOM......Page 207
UNDERSTANDING LOCAL AND GLOBAL CHANGES......Page 208
MULTIPLE RAW PROCESSING......Page 209
WORKING WITH ADJUSTMENT LAYERS......Page 213
DODGING AND BURNING......Page 220
LAYER MASKS......Page 223
SHADOW AND HIGHLIGHT TOOL......Page 226
ADDITIONAL FILTERS AND TOOLS......Page 228
SELECTIVE EFFECTS......Page 236
FILM SIMULATIONS......Page 240
CREATE YOUR OWN WORKFLOW......Page 241
CHAPTER 9: TONING, COLORING, AND SPECIAL EFFECTS......Page 247
OLD-PROCESS EFFECTS......Page 248
ADDING TINTS AND TONES......Page 251
SPLIT TONING......Page 253
COLORING MONOCHROME IMAGES......Page 255
INFRARED EFFECTS......Page 256
HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE......Page 258
COMPOSITING NEW IMAGES......Page 259
CHAPTER 10: OUTPUT: PRINTING AND PRESENTATION......Page 267
INKJET PRINTERS AND PAPERS......Page 268
CALIBRATING YOUR EQUIPMENT......Page 271
CREATING BLACK-AND-WHITE PRINTS......Page 274
DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTIONS AND IDEAS......Page 282
GLOSSARY......Page 291
INDEX......Page 297