Like many of you, I started photography learning to shoot and process black and white in high school. It was amazing to see a photograph materialize in the chemicals, and it was incredible how much detail I could see in the scenes. Back then I only shot 35mm Tri-X film, but the tones and contrasts were captivating. Now, using tone mapping on a single image I can get similar tones. The details Aurora HDR 2019 can reveal are incredible. I'll use this panorama from Montana to show demonstrate. I shot it with a 200mm lens on my Lumix … [Read more...] about Finishing color photos for perfect tones in black and white
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How To: Use Colored Filters in Luminar 2018 for Black and White Portraits
There's a simple tool for making your black and white portraits look great with little or no retouching. It's called a color filter. We often retouch things like pimples and redness or uneven skin tones, and these things can take a lot of time on each portrait. But when you make black and whites, you can use a color filter tool to remove uneven skin tones and sculpt beautifully contrasty portraits at the same time. What's more, you can do it in the camera and with software like Luminar. In-Camera Black and White I often recommend setting your … [Read more...] about How To: Use Colored Filters in Luminar 2018 for Black and White Portraits
Quick Tip: Shooting On A Grey Day – Black and White
A comment on one of my recent articles got me to thinking that I need to write some tips on how to make good looking photos on a grey day. This is the second in a series of challenges to get out and shoot even when the weather isn’t cooperating. Think In Black and White Even on the best of days, it can be difficult to find the time or motivation to get out and shoot, compound that feeling with grey skies and the gloom can seem palpable. So, here’s my next assignment for you: The next grey day, go out thinking in black and white. You … [Read more...] about Quick Tip: Shooting On A Grey Day – Black and White
Lightroom Live: Monochromes For Winter With Jim Welninski
You gotta join us live for our next Lightroom Live, totally free of charge. Not only will you learn terrific techniques, but if you tune in live, you can be entered to win excellent prizes to help you in your work. (Note: MUST BE TUNED IN LIVE TO WIN). We'll be giving away a copy of Perfectly Clear from Athentech. Plus you never know what else. We kick off Monday, January 8th at 1:00 pm Eastern, 12:00 pm Central, 11:00 am Mountain, and 10:00 am Pacific. 2 pm in the Virgin Islands. Check out the YouTube event here and it'll show your … [Read more...] about Lightroom Live: Monochromes For Winter With Jim Welninski
Lightroom Live: Monochromes For Winter With Jim Welninski
You gotta join us live for our next Lightroom Live, totally free of charge. Not only will you learn terrific techniques, but if you tune in live, you can be entered to win excellent prizes to help you in your work. (Note: MUST BE TUNED IN LIVE TO WIN). We'll be giving away a copy of Perfectly Clear from Athentech. Plus you never know what else. We kick off Monday, January 8th at 1:00 pm Eastern, 12:00 pm Central, 11:00 am Mountain, and 10:00 am Pacific. 2 pm in the Virgin Islands. Check out the YouTube event here and it'll show your … [Read more...] about Lightroom Live: Monochromes For Winter With Jim Welninski
How To Maximize Color In Black & Whites with On1 Photo Raw 2018
Simplifying a photograph by making it in black and white allows you to create a completely different photograph, and it's really fun. Crafting your black and whites requires that you take control of the color. Colors converted to black and white are represented by tones--shades of black, white, and grey--and you can control these tones by altering the way the colors are interpreted. Let me show you how using colored filters lets you maximize the black and white tones in your photos. I'll use On1's brand new Photo RAW 2018 for this … [Read more...] about How To Maximize Color In Black & Whites with On1 Photo Raw 2018
Lightroom Live: Mastering Monochrome with Daniel Gregory
You gotta join us live for our next Lightroom Live, totally free of charge. Not only will you learn terrific techniques, but if you tune in live, you can be entered to win excellent prizes to help you in your work. (Note: MUST BE TUNED IN LIVE TO WIN). We'll be giving away a copy of Perfectly Clear from Athentech. Plus you never know what else. We kick off Monday, July 18th at 1:00 pm Eastern, 12:00 pm Central, 11:00 am Mountain, and 10:00 am Pacific. 2 pm in the Virgin Islands. Check out the YouTube event here and it'll show your … [Read more...] about Lightroom Live: Mastering Monochrome with Daniel Gregory
Lightroom Live: Mastering Monochrome with Daniel Gregory
You gotta join us live for our next Lightroom Live, totally free of charge. Not only will you learn terrific techniques, but if you tune in live, you can be entered to win excellent prizes to help you in your work. (Note: MUST BE TUNED IN LIVE TO WIN). We'll be giving away a copy of Perfectly Clear from Athentech. Plus you never know what else. We kick off Monday, July 18th at 1:00 pm Eastern, 12:00 pm Central, 11:00 am Mountain, and 10:00 am Pacific. 2 pm in the Virgin Islands. Check out the YouTube event here and it'll show your … [Read more...] about Lightroom Live: Mastering Monochrome with Daniel Gregory
Mirrorless Camera Maniac: Shoot Black and White
Possibly the greatest feature of mirrorless cameras is that they can show you exactly how your picture will appear before you press the shutter (see this column). You should leverage this unique ability to truly see the world in black and white. Set the camera to Monochrome mode, choose the right settings, and you'll be amazed at what you can learn. Choose Monochrome + Filters Go to your camera's picture style settings, often in a quick menu, and you'll see an option for monochrome. You can use this, but you'll just get gray pictures. … [Read more...] about Mirrorless Camera Maniac: Shoot Black and White
Mirrorless Camera Guru: How To See The World Like A Photograph
Mirrorless cameras' greatest advantage is the fact that there is no separation between what the sensor records and what you see in the viewfinder. Seeing exactly what your picture will look like before you even press the shutter button is an incredibly powerful way to shoot. Personally, I now shoot far fewer pictures because I know that I've already nailed the exposure. When I look in the viewfinder, I see the world like a photograph. DSLR's require you to focus a lot of brain power on your camera's light meter. The skill to interpret what … [Read more...] about Mirrorless Camera Guru: How To See The World Like A Photograph
Become a better B&W photographer – and let your camera help you with that.
Many modern mirrorless cameras offer great looking jpg color and film simulation modes straight out of the camera. But did you know that they can produce some of the best looking B&W images straight out of camera, too? I started my photography with a cheap plastic camera from a grab bag and a roll of B&W film in the late 70's. I must have been 5 or 6 years old at that time. I guess that is where my emotional attachment to B&W photography began. But when I started to also shoot with digital cameras in the 90's, I shot those … [Read more...] about Become a better B&W photographer – and let your camera help you with that.
Instant Replay: Making Great Black and White Photos in Lightroom
Black and white photographs can be very impactful, but there's so much more to making great black and whites than simply removing the color. In this episode, Adobe's Bryan O'Neil Hughes is back to help us demonstrate all the great tools Lightroom has for helping us make the most of our monochromes. Hosted by: Rob Sylvan and Levi Sim Produced by: Rich Harrington and Photofocus.com https://youtu.be/IsmIa1KXTPk?t=5m12s https://youtu.be/yuOLQva1iZs … [Read more...] about Instant Replay: Making Great Black and White Photos in Lightroom
Exposing For Monochrome
Post & Photo by Joe Farace Follow Joe on Twitter Proper exposure of your in-camera monochrome image is important, especially for in-camera toned images because changes in exposure affect the density of colors (or lack of color) and overall style of the final image. How to obtain proper exposure is covered in lots of photography publications, such as The Kodak Most Basic Book of Digital Photography but in the meantime heres a quick review as it applies to monochrome image capture. The latitude (the ability to over or underexpose) a … [Read more...] about Exposing For Monochrome
Glamour in Monochrome Photography
Everything Looks Better in Black & White Post & Photo by Joe Farace Follow Joe on Twitter Back in the old film days, there were many different ways that you could capture images. You could shoot color slide film that had lots of saturation or choose a roll of black and white film that would let you create an entirely different version of the same photograph. To your eyes the original scene might look the same but your interpretation of it would vary based on the kind of film you decided to load into the camera. Nowadays, most digital … [Read more...] about Glamour in Monochrome Photography
Black & White, Monochrome or Duotone?
Post & Photo by In the world of four-color (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and black aka CMYK) printing, duotone is the name given the process of multiple tone printing using two, three or four different color inks. This process requires the press be set up with special inks instead of the standard CMYK inks that are used for four-color printing. Typically the paper is first printed using a dark base color and then a second lighter color is overprinted to fill in, tint, and tone the photograph and, more importantly, add depth. When two colors of … [Read more...] about Black & White, Monochrome or Duotone?
Making it POP! Black and White Style
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a guest post by - Black and White is a style that I have more and more fallen in love with over the past few months. To throw fuel on the fire of that obsession is my favorite B&W conversion program Niks Silver Efex Pro. It is my main stay for all conversions into B&W and will stay that way for a long time to come. The image you see of Tony Llanes of Big Electric Cat, was taken at Alan Hess and Scott Diussas Real World Concert Photography Pre-con. The shot in color really did nothing for me it just didn't pop. … [Read more...] about Making it POP! Black and White Style
