This book brings black-and-white photography into the digital age. Digital cameras may capture color images, but many photographers still love the rich tradition and unique graphic qualities of black and white, and sense there must be more to digital monochrome than simply throwing away the color in Photoshop. While many books cater for both ambitious newcomers and advanced darkroom enthusiasts, black and white is too often treated as an afterthought. It's relegated to a few pages of outmoded techniques, never explaining the special character of the black-and-white image and how it can be maximized and manipulated digitally.