Black-and-white photography poses unique challenges; without color to guide the eye, contrast, lighting, and composition take on even more importance. In Creative Black and White, 2nd Edition, renowned photographer Harold Davis explains these elements and demonstrates the basic rules of black and white photography, as well as when and how to break them. He breaks through the complexity of this photographic medium, explores opportunities for black-and-white imagery, and shows how to capitalize on each and every one of them. This new, revised, and expanded edition brings the tools up to date with extended sections on monochrome in Lightroom, Photoshop, and related plugins.TABLE OF CONTENTSTHE MONOCHROMATIC VISIONPast, Present, and FutureThinking in Black and WhiteContrastColor ImpliedThe Tonal LandscapeVisual ImplicationSeeing in Black and WhitePre-Visualization TechniquesBlack and White CompositionFramingPatterns and LinesShape and FormHigh KeyLow KeyShades of GrayFinding Monochromatic SubjectsBlack and White at NightPhotographing PeoplePortraiture in Black and WhiteBLACK AND WHITE IN THE DIGITAL ERADigital Black and White RoadmapThe RAW AdvantageBlack and White in Adobe Camera RAWBlack and White in LightroomGrayscale Conversion Using PresetsHSL ConversionExposure Gradients and AdjustmentsExporting Virtual Copies into Photoshop as LayersMultiple Layers and Masking in PhotoshopMulti-RAW Processing in PhotoshopBlack and White in PhotoshopBlending with BlackUsing the Channel MixerBlack & White Adjustment LayersSilver Efex ProTopaz B&W EffectsOnOne Perfect B&WThe Digital Analog to the Analog Zone SystemCombining Conversions in PhotoshopCREATIVE BLACK AND WHITE OPPORTUNITIESLighting and Monochromatic PhotosCreating High-Key EffectsCreating Low-Key EffectsHDR in Black and WhiteShooting for HDRUsing HDR SoftwareToning and TintingTinting with a Black & White Adjustment LayerSplit ToningThe Ansel Adams EffectSelective ColorHand ColoringUsing LAB ColorInverting the L ChannelEqualizing LAB ChannelsSwapping TonalitiesUsing Blending ModesLAB InversionsSoft FocusAdding Soft FocusPinhole EffectSolarizationUsing Curves to Solarize an ImageSimulating the Blossfeldt EffectDuotone and Tritone EffectsAdding and Reducing NoiseFilm EffectsInfrared Camera ConversionsInfrared Conversion without an IR CameraCreating X-Ray ImagesMOBILE BLACK AND WHITEBlack and White using a Cell Phone CameraWorking with SnapseedToward a Monochromatic Mobile WorkflowNotes and ResourcesGlossaryIndex


Harold Davis is a bestselling author of many books, the developer of a unique technique for photographing flowers for transparency, a Moab Master, and a Zeiss Ambassador. He is an internationally known photographer and a sought-after workshop leader. Find him online at www.digitalfieldguide.com.