Creative Digital Monochrome Effects: Go Beyond Black and White to Make Striking Digital Images

by Joe Farace

Joe Farace is an award-winning photographer with more than 30 books and 1,600 articles to his credit. So there’s no one better to take monochrome into the digital age. Whether you’re shooting digital black and white from your camera or converting color photographs to monochrome on the computer, you’ll discover an array of unique, innovative, and inspirational techniques suitable for shutterbugs of every level. Farace explains what kinds of software programs are best, and how to use them to manipulate your photos in diverse ways. He also discusses various in-camera effects including toning and soft focus. The detailed information and instruction cover everything from creating traditional looking black-and-white or sepia images, to adding color selectively for a one-of-a-kind, fine-art approach.

Genres: Photography

175 pages, Paperback

First published January 6, 2009

Reviews

[Anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Most of this book's "creativity" comes from his recommendations of very expensive third-party filters and software; very little on things one can do with existing programs. Nice if you're looking for a reference of other programs to achieve results, but that's not what I was expecting.