Black and White in Photoshop Cs4 and Photoshop Lightroom: A Complete Integrated Workflow Solution for Creating Stunning Monochromatic Images in Photos

The book is exceptional in its clarity of concepts. I have read many other color management books or sections in photoshop books, and this is so cogent. It totally clicks. I love the examples and the clarity of the explanations.

I wanted to learn to make better B & W prints and to do so with Photoshop CS3. When I searched for available books to provide guidance I was pleased to find that Leslie Alsheimer had written one. Leslie was an assistant at a course that I had taken at the Santa Fe Workshops and her teaching skills were really outstanding so I suspected that this book would be too. I agree with other reviewers who suggested that this is one of the best books available for Photoshop CS3. It goes without saying that the coverage of B & W conversion is comprehensive and exceptionally well discribed, but the sections on color management, use of the histogram in digital photography, and printing are extremely lucid and well presented. Color management has been difficult for me to understand and the discussion here is, in my opinion, the absolute best that I have encountered. Any nits to pick? Well, occasionally the sytax is a little clunky. The photos used to illustrate the text do the job well, but they don't particularly appeal to me esthetically. Congratulations to the authors. This book deserves a wide audience.

I recommend this book for everybody who want to learn and to apply thers knowledege over B & W photography.

Not only one of the best books I've read on the subject, but one of the best books I've read period! Everything is explained is such a why you can't help but understand it. If you're even remotely serious about photography you NEED this book. The chapter on the histogram is worth the price of admission alone! I honestly feel like it's made me a better photographer. Don't hesitate to check it out!

This book is not just about Black & White. This is probably the BEST book EVER written on Photoshop! This book is not only a well integrated and thorough coverage of Black & White Conversion and output methods, but also one of the most amazing photographic Workflows ever outlined in a Photoshop text for using Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom from capture to output. This book is written in a light-hearted easy to follow manner, directed towards creative users...not tech heads! This is by far the BEST technical book I have ever read on Photoshop , to date ( not just for black & White...and I have a tone of Photoshop books!). It is rare to find so many wonderful images in a 'How To' book. This author is clearly a photgrapher, not just a tech head with an amazing ability to simplify complex processes and concepts and present them in easy to follow methods for creative users. This is the most user-friendly text I have ever put my hands on. Kudos to the authors! Not just about Black & White ..but a text for anyone needing a real life Workflow integration for Digital capture through Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom!