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 enlarge | Author: Maurice Hamilton
Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 234230
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 1584281731
Dewey Decimal Number: 775
EAN: 9781584281733
ASIN: 1584281731
Publication Date: November 1, 2005
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 Superb guide for black and white techniques March 22, 2006
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
I am amazed at the audacity of a "reviewer" who has not even read the book to offer an opinion based on an online perusal of the table of contents. Such a cursory effort deserves similar attention to his/her opinion.
Hamilton's book is a superb guide for a photographer who wants to learn digital techniques to enhance the original image and to transform color images to beautiful black and white photographs. His writing style is lucid and succinct but not boring. His instructions are comprehensive, almost as if he is looking over your shoulder guiding you through each step.
What I found most useful was his ability to explain in simple and clear terms how to apply curves and levels, adjust highlights/shadows, and to use dodge and burn techniques. His methods for converting a color image to black and white range from simple to complex. The chapter on colorizing techniques applied to black and white images provided interesting demonstrations of achieving sepia-like images and utilizing black/white conversion filters. Images supplementing the instructions were small but adequate to clarify the text.
I have applied some of his techniques to my color photographs, producing black and white images I was very pleased with and proud of. This book is a wonderful and inexpensive instructional guide for photographers who want to improve their Black and White photographs.
 Looks sparse March 21, 2006
0 out of 57 found this review helpful
I havent read this book, but a perusal of the table of contents doesnt bode well for it being an in depth treatment of the subject - a paltry 128 pages and dodging and burning is dealt with over 2 pages in 'dealing with problem areas'. Signs point to this book being pitched at an introductory level.
Lots of Great Information March 11, 2006
26 out of 31 found this review helpful
This book is loaded with lots of great technical information on the creation of a quality black& white image. Although there are not a lot of images throughout the text does close with some great black & white photos.
Everything you would want to know about black & white (and a few things you probably didn't need to know) are in this book. I would highly recommend it.
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