Mastering Black & White Photography

by John Walmsley

Jargon-busting text, illustrated with the author's own stunning images, explains the theory behind digital photography, along with a guide to the equipment and software needed to take outstanding images. The book explains the basics of exposure and good composition, file types, manipulating captured images using popular software, and applying special effects (such as split toning, simulating film grain, lith prints and using cyanotypes). A printing chapter discusses outputting and displaying images.

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction

176 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2015

Reviews

[Alan Bevan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Published in 2015, it is amazing how quickly technology changes. This book was written before mirrorless cameras became so dominant and when Adobe software was pretty much the only show in town. Nevertheless, sections about composition and exposure are pretty timeless.
There is one takeaway gem in this book about using spot meters on highlights - worth the price of admission methinks.

[Thomas Mengeling · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very beautiful book. The photos are wonderful to look at and the information is easy to understand.