Mastering Black-and-White Photography is an introduction to the techniques of black-and-white photography and a thoughtful exploration of how to use those techniques effectively to develop creative skills. Twenty-five illustrated chapters explain practical and artistic matters in a friendly style, from cameras, lenses, and film to developing, to printing, light, and aesthetics. This invaluable resource helps to understand the nuances surrounding the art and technique of black-and-white photography and to use that understanding to create better photographs.
The sequel to Mastering Black-and-White Photography, this unique reference tool makes complex technical and aesthetic problems easy to understand and master. Suess addresses intricate questions of film exposure and development control, camera filters, creative use of print contrast, dodging and burning, bleaching, and digital imaging. Discussing the many choices he makes in his own photography and why, Suess illustrates the decisions essential to successful b&w images. Includes more than 80 photos, tracing the evolution of images from idea to final print.
* Includes the very latest films and papers * A highly acclaimed and established textbook Practical in approach, ILFORD MONOCHROME DARKROOM PRACTICE is written for use by professional, freelance, and advanced amateur photographers who process and print their own negatives, as well as for specialist printers. The book is heavily illustrated with fine photographs, many of which have been specially selected by ILFORD. This new, revised edition, with updated information on equipment and practice, is all you need to run a professional monochrome processing and printing operation.
Hedgecoe (photography, Royal College of Art, London) offers a guide to beginning b&w photographic techniques. Discusses principles of basic composition and framing, and subject areas such as still lifes, portraits, and landscapes. Includes instructions on setting up a home darkroom, processing film, and printing pictures, and advanced techniques such as sandwich printing, hand coloring, toning, solarization, and multiple printing. Illustrated with b&w photos.
