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Black and White Photography

The Essential Beginner's Guide

David Taylor
The lessons in this volume cover topics such as light and composition and explain how to create striking images using filters and other postproduction techniques. The suggested projects explore different subjects, including landscape, portraiture and architecture.
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Product information:
  • Publisher: Ammonite
  • Year: 2015
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 176pp
  • Illustrated: Yes
  • Dimensions: 234x210mm
  • ISBN: 9781781450901
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 0.6kg
Product code:
514856
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This is an authoritative, self-contained course book on successfully shooting landscapes. It includes structured lessons and projects to help track progress. David Taylor is an award-winning photographer who has authored over 20 titles for Ammonite Press. Aimed at beginners, Foundation Course: Black & White Photography is part of a structured series of tutorials that explain the basic skills and techniques of photography in relation to a specific subject area. Written by experts, each book is divided into six main sections: Basics, Lessons, Revision, Project, Analysis and Progress. This chapter explains the concept of photography in a concise, easy-to-follow manner. There's information on the types of camera, lenses, tripods, filters and other useful accessories; the basics of exposure, metering, aperture and shutter speed, ISO, dynamic range, histograms, exposure compensation and using filters. There's also information on colour and composition, including the effects of light, the effects of colour on the perception of a photograph, plus how this changes when shooting black and white.
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