Black & White Photography: The timeless art of monochrome in the post-digital age
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (937 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1781573360 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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In 1971 he made the life-changing decision to travel up the with two secondhand cameras, and when Time-Life used many of the pictures he came back with, he embarked on a full-time photographic career.Since then, working for clients that include all the world's major magazines, most notably the Smithsonian Magazine (for which he has shot more than 40 storie
Conrad J. Obregon said Without Color. Even though it has been twenty years since I worked in black and white photography, I was still eager to read this book because the author, Michael Freeman, is such an insightful and skilled writer about photography. I even suspected he might show me why I should return to monochrome.Freeman begins the book by explaining that bl
Alongside the work of author Michael Freeman, you'll find the work of iconic black and white photographers such as Ansel Adams, Ian Berry, Bill Brandt, Edward Curtis, Brett Weston and Edward Weston, amongst others.From its historic roots, black and white photography in the digital age is thoroughly explored. Freeman covers all aspects of black-and-white digital photography: the fine art tradition as well as the techniques. Beautifully illustrated and far-reaching in scope, this guide is destined to
About the AuthorMichael Freeman, professional photographer and best-selling author, was born in England in 1945, took a Masters in Geography at Brasenose College, Oxford University, and then worked in advertising in London for six years. In 1971 he made the life-changing decision to travel up the with two secondhand cameras, and when Time-Life used many of the pictures he came back with, he embarked on a full-time photographic career.Since then, working for clients that include all the world's major magazines, most notably the Smithsonian Magazine (for which he has shot more than 40 stories over 30 years), Freeman's reputation as one of the world's leading reportage photogra