The Digital Darkroom: Black and White Techniques Using Photoshop

by George Schaub

It's the new system revolutionizing photography. So go digital--for better pictures, more flexibility, and a wide variety of photo possibilities. Even those with only the most minimal darkroom... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1883403510
• ISBN13: 9781883403515
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Silver Pixel Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.9" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

An excellent book but not for beginners

I read some of the other reviews, mainly negative but bought this book anyway as it is one of the few books dealing with digital BW photography. I found this book to be quite instructional. I agree that there is a lack of detailed instructions. However, I believe that training people how to use photoshop was not a goal of Mr. Schaub. One should have a good grasp of how to "fix" and manipulate photos in photoshop before using this book. A good photoshop book or class is in order before this text.That said, I found the brief but concise directions for each technique very helpful when planning manipulation for my own BW photos. There are many examples shown with precise descriptions of what was done to achieve the noted results. Before and after photos are shown in each instance. I give this book a big but conditional thumbs up. If your are serious about digital BW photography and have a working knowledge digital photography and photoshop in particular, this book is for you.

I found this book really helpful -- but not for beginers

Despite the somewhat lowest common denominator intro, this book is not for Photoshop beginners. It lacks the step by step hand holding which beginners often feel they need (and the other reviewers seem to be looking for -- there are lots of other books on Photoshop to fill that niche). Instead, this book is about looking at your black and white negatives/scans and helping you envision what you can be done with your images. Photoshop gives the black & white printer much more power and control over the image then is available in a wet darkroom but it takes more then a skills tutorial to help you reach that point. I like that The Digital Darkroom suggests what can be done rather then marching you lock step through a fixed set of procedures. Your understanding of Photoshop and the quality of your images will be rewarded by the extra work and thought that this approach requires.