The Art of Black and White Photography by Torsten Andreas Hoffmann focuses on image composition and image capture, with an emphasis on the creative aspects of black and white photography, as well as on the digital workflow.

After introducing the ground rules of composition, Hoffman illustrates their applications with various photographic genres such as architecture, street photography, portraiture, and surreal photography with his own black and white images.

In the second part of the book, Hoffmann illustrates the elements of a “photographic language”, which ...

UK-based Serif (Europe) Ltd has a cost effective and very capable alternative to the expensive Photoshop CS3 image editor: the Serif PhotoPlus X2 Studio Pack, now introducing in the US market.

PhotoPlus X2 has digital image editing functions to color correct images, remove imperfections, adjust lighting and other editing controls. The software works with Adobe Photoshop’s import and export functions along with its plug-ins.

PhotoPlus X2 not only offers image fixing tools, it also automates common image editing tasks with its new Makeover Studio. Plus, the bundled AlbumPlus SE Pro ...

The England-based 2008 Travel Photographer of the Year competition is calling for entries from amateur and professional photographers worldwide. Superb prizes await the winners, including several £1,000 (about US$2,000) cash awards, photo travel adventures, Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom software plus other photographic goodies.

There are three portfolio categories - Life, Call of the Wild and Joy of Travel - a One Shot category, Destination Anywhere, and Young TPOTY. For the first time, this year, TPOTY has introduced a new category, First Shot: Wish You Were Here, for less ...

You think Photoshop Elements is for ninnies? Well, think again. Debbie Grossman of PopPhoto.com unlocks the power of Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 by showing us how to enhance a photo without using Photoshop CS3 or Lightroom.

Hidden inside Elements’ menus are powerful tools to adjust brightness and contrast, make colors pop, and sharpen your photographs.

New to Elements 6 is its own version of Curves, located in a rather improbable place — buried way down in the Enhance menu, under another submenu, says Debbie.

She uses this to make the cows ...

Greg Gorman will hold his digital photography workshop on June 8-13, 2008 in Mendocino, California. His special guest lecturer will be Jeff Schewe, master of all masters in things Photoshop and author of the book, Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS3.

The week-long workshop will be held at Greg’s personal studio next to his home, nestled in the picturesque coast of the Pacific with a magnificent view of the ocean. The studio also offers great natural backdrops for photography: redwood forests, vineyards, and the spectacular local sites of Northern ...