The Digital Darkroom: Black and White Techniques Using Photoshop - Softcover

Schaub, George

9781883403515: The Digital Darkroom: Black and White Techniques Using Photoshop

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1883403510 ISBN 13: 9781883403515

Publisher: Silver Pixel Pr, 1999

It's the new system revolutionizing photography. So go digital--for better pictures, more flexibility, and a wide variety of photo possibilities. Even those with only the most minimal darkroom experience will get into the swing intuitively, grasping new and creative possibilities for controlling tone, contrast, and other aspects of black-and-white pictures. Step-by-step, this workshop approach explains how to change from conventional photography to the digital realm, using a wide variety of images that demonstrate both problem-solving techniques and imaginative ideas. * Compare digital and film photography, processing, imaging power, and software. * Set up a complete digital darkroom. * Know all the control systems' command chains--including how to change color photos to black-and-white, adjust images, and much more. Any photographer will feel like a real professional! 160 pages (6 in color), 125 b/w illus., 10 x 10.

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Review:

The Digital Darkroomtakes a conventional darkroom technician's approach to a favorite and powerful image editing tool, Adobe Photoshop. With opening discussions on the nature of film versus digital images, and how they relate to printing, this is an excellent book for photographers entering the digital realm, including new users of Photoshop with an eye for black and white printing.

The book begins with a section on setting up and configuring the computer, as well as calibrating the monitor and Photoshop. There is no CD-ROM with the book, so readers must have their own files for experimenting and learning.

Unlike most computer-centric books, this is an oversize softcover, each page a glossy print with excellent reproduction befitting a book on photography. The quality of the images and the examples is excellent, and the author writes in a clear, concise manner with easy-to-follow short tutorials that include before-and-after images.

There is something special about nudging a sheet of photographic paper in a bath of chemicals and watching the latent image emerge. A romantic notion, but there is no undo command, no history palette, and no adjustment layers. Exploring options in a darkroom is a time- and money-consuming task that often leads to wasted sheets and stained clothes. In The Digital Darkroom, the only thing missing is the smell of the chemicals. --Mike Caputo

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