Digital Camera Modes Revive Interest in Black-and-White Photography

Adorama publishes an article showing consumers how to shoot stunning black-and-white photos with their digital cameras.

New York, NY (PRWEB) September 3, 2006 -- In its ongoing efforts to educate photography enthusiasts and snapshooters about digital photography, Adorama has just published a guide to shooting black-and-white photos with digital cameras, titled “There’s a darkroom in your digital camera!” (http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=academy&article=082106&refby=press_bw).

While you can convert from color to black-and-white after the fact in an image editing program such as Adobe Photoshop, the article focuses on the many benefits of shooting the original photo in black-and-white. Depending on the camera, users can add a sepia tone to their images, use virtual filters to control how light or dark different colors are rendered in black and white, and control contrast and sharpness. The article explains how each feature works.

“Even if you have a relatively inexpensive digital camera, there’s a good chance it has one or more monochrome modes,” says author Mason Resnick, who is the Editor of the Adorama Academy but has also published Black and White World, an online guide to black-and-white photography. “The more black-and-white controls, the better, because you can have fun experimenting with the different effects and gaining a great deal of control over image quality. It really is like having a darkroom in your camera.”

“There’s a darkroom in your digital camera!” is part of a growing collection of articles, daily-updated news reports, and special editorial features, designed for photographers at all levels of experience, at the Adorama Academy (http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=academy&refby= press_bw). Other recently photography topics covered in-depth include: Landscapes, Travel Photography, Special Effects, Weddings, and Macro photography.

Online photo magazine at a retail site?
The Academy, which is quickly becoming a choice destination for photographers at all levels of experience who want to improve their picture-taking and image-editing skills, features how-to photography articles, buying guides, and breaking news about the photography industry, written by a team of top photography experts.

Why would Adorama, a well-respected New York-based camera retailer, publish what is essentially an online photo magazine? Editor Mason Resnick says, "we believe the more information and knowledge we can provide, the more people will trust Adorama both as a reliable information source and as a place where they can feel comfortable buying their photographic gear."

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