It’s a black-and-white world with Basics Photography: Working in Black & White. This final title in the successful Basics Photography series covers all aspects of black-and-white photography in both film and digital formats. Ever wonder how colors become grayscale tones? Read this book, and understand. Understand, too, how photographers can learn to “see” in black and white, how to explore the great themes of black-and-white photography, and how to develop a mastery of black-and-white technique. Clear diagrams, inspiring examples, and dozens of useful hints and tips make this book a practical guide to a great art form.
Author(s): David Prakel
Publisher: AVA Publishing
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 175
Tags: Библиотека;Досуг;Фотография;Черно-белая фотография;
Title page......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Contents......Page 5
How to get the most out of this book......Page 7
Introduction......Page 9
Basic theory......Page 11
Black and white and greyscale......Page 13
History......Page 15
Photograms......Page 18
Colour to black and white......Page 19
Filtration......Page 23
Contrast......Page 30
The art of black and white......Page 35
Learning to ‘see’ in black and white......Page 37
Previsualisation and composition......Page 40
The great themes......Page 41
Older cameras/lensesfor a unique look......Page 59
Lighting......Page 61
Quality......Page 63
Direction......Page 66
Subject contrast......Page 67
Lighting contrast......Page 70
Subject brightness range......Page 71
Metering......Page 73
High-key and low-key imagery......Page 78
Infrared......Page 79
Capturing black and white......Page 81
Film and developer......Page 83
The ‘look’ of film......Page 85
Staining developers......Page 87
Exposure Index......Page 89
Chromogenic film......Page 92
Film grain......Page 93
Digital noise......Page 96
The Zone System......Page 97
Tone compression and expansion......Page 101
Instant black and white film......Page 104
Realising the image......Page 105
Printing to match the contrast of film......Page 107
Fixed-grade and variable-contrast papers......Page 109
Scanning film......Page 113
Local exposure control......Page 115
Paper choice......Page 122
Contact printing......Page 125
Digital negatives......Page 127
Liquid emulsion......Page 129
Colour to black and white......Page 132
Greyscale conversions......Page 133
Products for a‘film’ look......Page 143
Black-only printing......Page 151
The future......Page 153
Reintroducing colour......Page 155
Toning......Page 157
Digital toning......Page 163
Duotones, tritones and quadtones......Page 165
Oils, pastels and pencils on prints......Page 167
Digital hand colouring......Page 169
Conclusion......Page 173
Contacts......Page 174
Glossary......Page 175
Acknowledgements......Page 177
Back Cover......Page 178
