Black and White in Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop Lightroom: A complete integrated workflow solution for creating stunning monochromatic images in Photoshop CS4, Photoshop Lightroom, and beyond

by Leslie Alsheimer, Bryan O'Neil Hughes

Black and white photography has come a long way in the digital world. This comprehensive reference will help you maximize your workflow with coverage of all of the relevant new features of Photoshop CS4 and Lightroom 2, including every stage of the black and white process from capture to printing. Along the way, you'll find in-depth explanations of key topics such as color management, optimizing your workspace, softproofing and calibration (both onscreen and for output), evaluating histograms, non-destructive editing, and much more.

New features in this edition

*In-depth coverage of workflow using the Bridge and Adobe Camera RAW components of CS4
*New recipes and tips for advanced black and white conversion
*Coverage of Lightroom and Photoshop integration features
*An overview of scanners and scanning your black and white film
*Advice on exposure essentials and how to apply the Zone System to your digital shooting
*A brand new chapter on black and white and creative image editing in Lightroom

Breathtaking color and black and white photographs, including Leslie Alsheimer's image which won the coveted Vincent Versace award at Photoshop World in 2008, will inspire you to expand your own creativity to limitless possibilities. This is the essential resource for any photographer shooting black and white in the digital age.

Genres: Photography, Reference, Nonfiction

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are some interesting techniques in this book, which I found helpful and for the most part thoroughly explained. On the other hand it also addresses color management and workflow, which I wasn't as impressed with. I would only recommend it if you are using BOTH Photoshop and Lightroom. If you only use one or the other you are most likely going to be disappointed.

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got the Kindle edition of this book and what I learned is that you shouldn't read image intensive books on a Kindle. Otherwise this was a great resource. It gives you multiple techniques for converting images to Black and White and while some of the techniques are complicated I was able to follow the instructions and end up with an actual image at the end! The techniques outlined will take a lot of practise in order to acheive professional results but I feel like I learned a lot, and not just about photo processing. There is some great information here about the history of black and white photography and also about how digital SLR cameras work. The technical background was provided to make the processing procedures make sense from a film perspective and the author did an excellent job of making the film to digital connection. I docked this book a star due to Kindle format annoyances. You can't compare images properly in the grayscale space. Thankfully the descriptions are good enough that the book was useful without the pictures.