Are you a film photographer who just decided to focus on black and white photography? Among the techniques you’ll come across is using color filters over the lens to enhance the look of your monochrome snaps. You can use red, yellow, green, and orange filters, with red being the most
Photography has the power to tell stories, capture emotions, and preserve moments that would otherwise fade. For young photographers, opportunities to showcase their work on a large platform can be life-changing. This year, Jourdanton, Texas, youth photographer Zella made a name for herself with her compelling black-and-white photograph, Day at
Are there gems in your photo library that were overlooked or rejected? Is there something earlier that you loved and considered finished? Look again, there may be new life in those older photographs. Over time your style and editing skills probably changed. What’s something you would update? Why did you
Take your black and white images even further. I recently wrote an article on editing your black and white images beyond the basics panel. In this video tutorial, I go through how to add various tones and grain to give your images more of a vintage look and feel. Looking
Take your Editing black and white images in Lightroom editing beyond the basics panel with a few simple tweaks. Play with Tone Curves, Color Channels, Vignettes and more. Elevate your images with Lightroom Classic with these quick tips.
Another week, another fun photography challenge! Are you ready to shake up your photography skills and refill your creative juices with another from the folks of SlickPic? Now on the 14th week of their 52-week Photo Challenge, the task is to capture Black and White photos. In this challenge, use this timeless
Why should you photograph in color if you want an image to be black and white? After all, if we know we want black and white, what does it matter? Photographing in color, converting to black and white later With most digital cameras, I would encourage you to photograph in
At weddings, you shoot portraits as quickly as possible so that your couples can spend as much time with their families as possible. I was an assistant shooter at this wedding with Lisa Robinson some years back, and she set this portrait up and shot from one angle while I shot
Creating gorgeous fine art looks has never been easier with Nik Color Efex 6 by DXO. So, below is my starting image with just a little bit of cleanup. Following it is the final edited black and white image I ended up with after using the software. Make sure to
Why do you see Milky Way and night photos with light painting that have vivid color? They’re fake, right? In a word, no. Let’s see why! The color of the Milky Way Most people in the world cannot see the Milky Way at night. Indeed, when large urban areas have
Ever seen those fine art photos in gorgeous black and white, and decided you want to make them too? Fortunately, you can create artful snaps with everyday photos or even snapshots using Lightroom and Photoshop techniques. Today’s featured tutorial shows you exactly how! In the video above, UK-based photographer and content
Hypocam is a free, dedicated black and white photography app for both iOS and Android smartphones. It’s simple and straight forward to use — with minimal fuss — and takes great images you can share quickly and easily on social media. I especially like the high contrast, almost grungy look
