This book written by world-famous husband and wife team, Roger Hicks and Frances Shultz, is the ultimate guide to monochrome technology. All the main aspects of taking and making black and white photos are covered, from why use monochrome through to the colours of black and white. It s superbly written and organised.
It assumes some knowledge of black and white (but not a lot). Along the way they outline theory and practice, film structure, choice and format, and how to change images by the use of - Both film development and print processing is given good depth of coverage along with the equipment and materials to get the most out of both. It gives detailed how-to for almost everything you might want to do.
The art of printing and alternative processes is particularly well written. The best thing about this book is that the authors have a unique ability to capture moods and this comes across well in the collection of stunning photographs included in the book.
In all, this hardback book will help advance a beginner and teach some new tricks to advanced photographers.
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