Basics Photography 06: Working in Black & White

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AVA Publishing, 2008 - Art - 176 pages

Basics Photography 06: Working in Black & White, by David Präkel, provides a comprehensive guide to the basic theory and practice of black and white photography, from the relationship between colour and greyscale tones to the art of seeing in black and white.

Black and white, the book argues, has been the soul and conscience of photography since its conception. Black and white is not a lesser colour image - it is, in many ways, more powerful. It gets to the core of what is important in an image, leaving behind the distractions of colour.

This is an inspiring text which enables students to make the most of the opportunities offered by black and white photography.

 

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Contents

How to get the most out of this book
Introduction
Basic theory
The art of black and white
Lighting
Capturing black and white
Realising the image
Reintroducing colour
Conclusion
Contacts
Glossary
Acknowledgements
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About the author (2008)

David Prakel has enjoyed a diverse career as a journalist and magazine editor, a publishing consultant, music aficionado and latterly, as an educator. He runs his own photographic training workshops in Northumberland and is a part-time lecturer at Cumbria Institute of the Arts. His books are internationally recognized as ideal started texts.

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