Digital Masters: B&W Printing: Creating the Digital Master Print (A Lark Photography Book)

Now, he passes on his considerable expertise to all, in a breathtaking new DIGITAL MASTERS guide that combines artistic concepts for taking beautiful photographs with an array of practical techniques. George DeWolfe is a master of the fine print: he studied with photographic geniuses Ansel Adams and Minor White, and worked as a consultant to the most significant companies in the digital photography world. With interest in black-and-white exploding, digital photographers will rush to take advantage of the knowledge he imparts.    

. George DeWolfe has published three books and is currently a senior editor for CameraArts magazine and an advisor to Epson America, Adobe, Hahnemuhle and Polaroid, and his honours include the Award for Artistic Excellence from The National Park Service

Creating the Photoshop/lightroom Master Print David Mendelow To be honest, I was looking forward to something a little more sophisticated than an expo or how to do manual. The book relies solely on using Lightroom and Photoshop to create a black and white print and ignores a host of other products and procedures that work as well and in some cases much better than the CS/LR pathway.The main topic is introduced by an lecture on perception which, in my opinion adds nothing to . As a Pro, inspired me I've been a professional photographer for 3As a Pro, inspired me Fotoman I've been a professional photographer for 34-years, and rarely have I read a book that inspired me to shoot more and print more. Not only are George Dewolfe's images beautiful, but the book is informative with knowledge and tips that even an old pro (I've worked with Photoshop since 1992) could learn from.While the book is somewhat Lightroom-centric (not necessarily a bad thing), there are useful tips that anyone c. -years, and rarely have I read a book that inspired me to shoot more and print more. Not only are George Dewolfe's images beautiful, but the book is informative with knowledge and tips that even an old pro (I've worked with Photoshop since 1992) could learn from.While the book is somewhat Lightroom-centric (not necessarily a bad thing), there are useful tips that anyone c. "Just an Ad for the author's Photoshop plugin, mediocre print quality" according to Preston S. Page. While some of the examples are interesting, the book's print quality is not nearly good enough to illustrate the before/after examples. Many times the "after" does not look as good as the before. DeWolfe's message in a nutshell is to strive for the longest dynamic range possible, yet the section on HDR technique is only four pages and somewhat misleading. The technical details presented here fall dramatically short

About the Author George DeWolfe has published three books and is currently a senior editor for CameraArts magazine and an advisor to Epson America, Adobe, Hahnemuhle and Polaroid, and his honours include the Award for Artistic Excellence from The National Park Service.