Way Beyond Monochrome: Advanced Techniques for Traditional Black & White Photography Including Digital Negatives and Hybrid Printing

by Ralph W. Lambrecht, Chris Woodhouse

An inspirational bible for monochrome photography - this second edition almost doubles the content of its predecessor showing you the path from visualization to print

Genres: Photography

560 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 24, 2010

Reviews

[Sam Ley · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you have any interest in photography (not just black and white film photography) then you owe it to yourself to read Way Beyond Monochrome. It is a technical manual for how to manipulate black and white film and paper, but reading between the lines, it is a manual on how to shape the world to match your imagination, using all the tools at hand. And truly there is no greater pleasure in this life than to see your vision made real.

[Blog on Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

From Focal Press comes “Way Beyond Monochrome: Advanced Techniques for Traditional Black and White Photography” (second edition) by Ralph Lambrecht and Chris Woodhouse. Despite the now well developed digital (r)evolution, the authors wholeheartedly still believe in the power, range and versatility of analog (film) photography and traditional silver-gelatin printmaking, particularly in its use in art and documentary photography. The authors have created a heavy-weight book that explores and informs in extensive detail the techniques and benefits of monochrome photography and how to expand both the limits and the quality of final prints in ways that are informed by everything from image quality to hybrid printing to working with digital negatives and everything else that plays a role in the final result. This 542 page volume is ideally suited to those looking for careers in either art or portrait photography and provides an impressive array of extensive information on every aspect of the field.