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The Art of Black and White Photography
Over the last few years, most books on photography
emphasized explaining the new breed of cameras and how to
master the digital imaging workflow. In The Art of Black and
White Photography Torsten Andreas Hoffmann takes a different
approach, as he focuses on image composition and image
capture, with an emphasis on the creative
aspects of black
and white photography, rather than on the digital workflow.
After introducing the ground rules of composition, the
author illustrates their applications with various
photographic genres such as architecture, street
photography, portraiture, and surreal photography with his
own stunning black and white images. In the second part of
the book, Hofmann illustrates the elements of a
photographic language , which distinguishes creative
photography from random shooting. The final part of the book
is dedicated to post-processing techniques, mostly in
Photoshop (CS3), emphasizing the functions that are
necessary for creating outstanding black and white images.
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