| Digital Masters: B&W Printing: Creating the Digital Master Print (A Lark Photography Book) |  | Author: George DeWolfe
Publisher: Lark Books
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 208
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Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 1600591655
Dewey Decimal Number: 775
EAN: 9781600591655
ASIN: 1600591655
Publication Date: June 2, 2009
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Product Description
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. 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. With interest in black-and-white exploding, digital photographers will rush to take advantage of the knowledge he imparts.
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 Just an Ad for the author's Photoshop plugin, mediocre print quality July 5, 2010
Preston S. Page (St. Louis, MO USA)
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 for anyone striving for a "digital master print" - whatever that means. The author chooses instead to reference his Photoshop plug-ins, making the book a rather disappointing advertisement. I found the self aggrandizement style very off putting, especially for such a mediocre effort. For superior treatment of the subject of fine are digital printing, see Fine Art Printing for Photographers: Exhibition Quality Prints with Inkjet Printers, 2nd Edition and Mastering Digital Printing, Second Edition (Digital Process and Print)
 As a Pro, inspired me April 15, 2010
Kenneth Niemann (Elliottsburg, PA USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
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 can use. Personally, I picked up the use of the history brush for dodging, burning, contrast, etc. in Photoshop. Additionally, the reader will learn the best methods for maximizing printing from Lightroom, which the author feels is superior to the options in Photoshop.
After reading this, I printed thirty new prints from the images in my book, "Vanishing Ireland" for a recent show. The book helped me improve and streamline the process. It's well worth the money for any photographer's library. You're never too old, and never too experienced to learn something new.
Chapters tell how to use Lightroom to make gallery-quality prints in black and white October 18, 2009
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Libraries strong in digital photography often hold plenty of titles covering color, so Digital Masters: B&W Painting is an exceptional addition to any serious digital photography collection. It tells how to advance to the next level of black and white digital photography, telling how to create high-quality digital prints and coming from an author who studied with Ansel Adams and helped create Adobe Lightroom. Chapters tell how to use Lightroom to make gallery-quality prints in black and white and are packed with fine image examples and step-by-step instruction.
Bare necessity for Ink Jet Printing September 23, 2009
Gerardo Jose Beretta Buckley (Mexico,DF)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Even a seasoned print maker - anyone whom has been printing with ink jet tech since it's beginnings- will find a most beneficial, a bare necessity, the workflow & plus presented in this book. It really puts order into an otherwise -has been-haphazard learning curve. It will also benefit Photograpners using Adobe Lightroom. Gerardo Beretta
 A software promotion book July 9, 2009
Don Diego (US Virgin Islands)
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
This is a good book on B+W digital photography if you own Photoshop CS3/4 or and Lightroom 2.4, other wise like others had stated here don't bather to buy it. It will be a nightmare trying to apply the techniques discribed on the book to other programs.
The constant promotion of the author software is anoying. He want you to think that your photographic life depend on getting this software. After downloading and using his software I can tell you that you can live without it. He indicate on the last sentence on page 71 that his PercepTool is only $19.95 but when you go to his website the price is $89.95 for a 5 second download that in his words took him 30 years to make,LOL.
The author DO NOT honor the price stated on the book that is why I give him 1 star. There is no excuse for not honoring the price stated on the book. It is sad to see that today some people don't honor their word, not even if it is written.
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