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Re: b&w photoshop

2005-01-09 by Marcus

oh yeah and the book i mention is geared toward using photoshop.  it had plenty of 
screenshots and examples.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Marcus" <marcus@l...> wrote:
> 
> I was just in Books a million this evening and noticed they had a book called "Digital 
black 
> and white photography".  I browsed through it and it seems like something worth 
> purchasing.  I too have been waiting for someone to come out with a book addressing 
> digital black and white photography being that is the majority of my work.  The book 
has 
> some techniques I was familiar with as well as some that I was not.  It sells for about 25 
> bucks but I saw it on amazon.com for about 17 bucks.  Amazon also has another book 
> geared toward black and white digital photography called darkroom to digital.  If you 
buy 
> the two together, you get a price break $36.89.  I will probably order them next week 
> sometime.  
> 
> Heres the link to the book on amazon.   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/
> detail/-/1592004725/ref%3Dpd%5Fsl%5Faw%5Falx-jeb-9-1%5Fbook%5F6481858%5F2/
> 104-7693339-1213563
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "thm29205" <thm@b...> 
wrote:
> > 
> > It's a good question....what is a good Photoshop book for 
> > photographers.  Fact is only 20% of the contents of most of the books 
> > I have looked at are useable by most people on this forum. The other 
> > 80% are "special effects" most here would seldom use and more 
> > appropriate for a graphics artist. What has the greatest percentage 
> > written for a true digital darkroom user, particularly for black and 
> > white - something that delves more into more than just the basic 
> > digital equivalents of silver darkroom techniques?
> > 
> > George DeWolfe has a CD on workflow that looks pretty interesting. I 
> > assume it has a little more than what he excerpts in Camera Arts. Has 
> > anyone bought it?
> > 
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Graham" 
> > <gebilwil@n...> wrote:
> > > 
> > > Everything that you mention wanting to do is no different for B&W 
> > than it is for color.
> > > 
> > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "joshscapes" 
> > <joshrandall@j...> 
> > > wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > Hello all,
> > > > 
> > > > Just curious if anyone know where I could obtain a good book on 
> > > > photoshop for b&w.  I know basic techniques but am looking for 
> > more 
> > > > info on selective dodging, burning, using masks..ect.
> > > > 
> > > > thanks
> > > > 
> > > > josh

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