ReviewBlack-and-white photography poses distinctive challenges; without color to guide the eye, contrast, lighting, and composition take on even more importance. Renowned photographer Harold Davis explains these parts and demonstrates the basic rules of black and white photography as well as when and how to break them. He breaks through the complexity of this photographic medium, explores prospects for black-and-white imagery, and shows how to capitalize on each one.

Richly illustrated with the author’s own images, this finelooking guide presents the attainments necessitated for outstanding black-and-white photos while furthering your selfconfidence and creativity.

• Goes beyond fundamental principle to instruct photographers how to conquer the challenges posed by black-and-white photography
• Appeals to pros and severe amateurs who are mesmerized in exploring originative black-and-white imagery
• Presents photography fundamental principle and shows how black and white requires numerous of the rules to be bent
• Encourages originative thinking and selfconfidence
• Lavishly illustrated with Harold Davis’s great monochromatic photos

Whether you’re a professional just venturing into black and white or a severe amateur, Creative Black & White will both educate and inspire you.

Black-and-White Photography Tips from Author Harold Davis

Black-and-White Photography Tips

Photos by Harold Davis

Tips for Seeing in Black and White [PDF]

From the Back CoverIn the digital age, presenting a photo in black and white is an intentional aesthetic and originative choice. In this visual guide, widely known and esteemed photographer Harold Davis introduces you to the arousing and attention holding world of black and white photography.

When creating a monochromatic image, a photographer needs to pre-visualize the effigy in black and white — which may be a daunting task in our vibrantly colored world. How may you recognize an chance for a stunning black and white image? And how does taking a monochromatic effigy differ from capturing a full-color image? This book will instruct you.

Using a lot of of his own stunning monochromatic images to illustrate, Davis walks you through the visual ideas that work well with black and white. He shares the technical approaches that you may use to fabricate high quality monochromatic photos.

As you browse through the pages, you’ll gain a deeper appreciation for what you may accomplish when taking portraits, landscapes, close-ups, and more. This book provides both inspiration and technical instruction. You may never photograph the world in rather the same way again!

• Learn to see and think in black and white
• Convert RAW files to black and white
• Use full color selective information to manufacture black and white photos in Lightroom and Photoshop
• Create monochromatic images using multi-RAW processing and HDR
• Learn how to implement tinting, toning, and other particular effects

About the AuthorHarold Davis is an award-winning professional photographer. He is the author of more than 30 books, including Creative Composition: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques, Creative Close-Ups: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques, The Photoshop Darkroom: Creative Digital Post-Processing, and Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers. Harold writes the ordinary Photoblog 2.0, www.photoblog2.com.