Digital BW, The Print

Hello all,

 

A while ago I asked whether anyone has found a useful book about using
photoshop specifically for b&w images.  Well, since then I have found, not a
book, but a wonderful CD put out by RH Designs that takes you step by step
through image manipulation in photoshop.  What I love about it is the fact
that it relates the image tools to the darkroom and focuses on producing
traditional b&w prints.  It is the most comprehensive and easy to understand
information I have found yet on the subject (and I have been buying and
reading everything on the subject for the past 4 months).  Anyhow, if you
are just getting started and need some clarity for how you can optimize
photoshop for your b&w images, check out this cd.  I have included a link
below:

 

http://www.rhdigital.co.uk/html/b_w_workshop_cd.html

 

Josh

 

p.s.  I have no links to this company at all.  This is just my opinion.  If
you do happen to order the cd, watch out for the currency conversion.  It
comes from the U.K. and ends up costing about $50.00 for us U.S. folks.  

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul D. DeRocco [mailto:pderocco@...] 
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 9:45 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Re: b&w photoshop

 

> From: Scott Graham [mailto:gebilwil@...]
>
> Everything that you mention wanting to do is no different for B&W
> than it is for color.

If you're starting with color images, as from a digicam, then it's important
to know something about the color manipulation tools, because it's important
to learn how to exploit the color for getting the best detail and contrast
in the B&W conversion. However, there are some things, like really brutal
curve adjustments, that work wonders on B&W images but that would be
disastrous in color. So there is certainly room for someone to write at
least a long article, if not a short book, on using PS specifically for B&W.
Until someone does, the archives of this list are probably one of the best
resources, even if painful to search.

--

Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...



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