Beautifully illustrated and far-reaching in scope, this guide is destined to be a standard reference for years to come. Alongside the work of author Michael Freeman, you'll find the work of iconic black and white photographers such as Ansel Adams, Ian Berry, Bill Brandt, Edward Curtis, Brett Weston and Edward Weston, amongst others.
From its historic roots, black and white photography in the digital age is thoroughly explored. Freeman covers all aspects of black-and-white digital photography: the fine art tradition as well as the techniques. Learn how to see and expose in black and white, digitally convert color to monochrome and develop a black and white digital workflow using the latest software.
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Chapter 1 The Black & White Tradition |
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Black & white craftsmanship |
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The appeal of black & white |
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Black & white as normality |
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The photographer's choice |
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Chapter 2 Digital Monochrome |
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Noise, bit depth, & shading |
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Learning from film filters |
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Using hue to control contrast |
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Using hue for depth & atmosphere |
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Chapter 3 Creative Choice |
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Thinging in black & white |
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The range of light: Ansel Adams & The Westons |
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The long range of gray: Paul Strand |
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Shadow & darkness: Bill Brandt & Don McCullin |
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High key & graphic: Harry Callahan & Eikoh Hosoe |
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Developing black & white film |
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| Glossary |
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Michael Freeman, professional photographer and best-selling author, was born in England in 1945, took a Masters in Geography at Brasenose College, Oxford University, and then worked in advertising in London for six years. In 1971 he made the life-changing decision to travel up the Amazon with two secondhand cameras, and when Time-Life used many of the pictures he came back with, he embarked on a full-time photographic career.
Since then, working for clients that include all the world's major magazines, most notably the Smithsonian Magazine (for which he has shot more than 40 stories over 30 years), Freeman's reputation as one of the world's leading reportage photographers has been consolidated. Of his many books, which have sold over 4 million copies worldwide, more than 60 titles are on the practice of photography. For this photographic educational work he was awarded the Prix Louis Philippe Clerc by the French Ministry of Culture.
Freeman's books on photography have been translated into 27 languages.
