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B & W P H O T O G R A P H Y
B & W P H O T O G R A P H YI T ’ S N O T C O L O R P H O T O G R A P H Y M I N U S C O L O R
Let’s start with some storytelling
Once upon a time there was color photographer…
And every day he shot the same lovely sunset or sunrise…
Until one day he had a happy accident with a color filter…
And because of that he started shooting only black and white…
And because of that he developed a unique perspective and style
And because of that he gets SIGNIFICANTLY fewer Facebook Likes on his photography…
Until finally he quit giving a F#$K about shooting to Facebook Likes
And ever since that day loves being the artist he is becoming.
B & W P H O T O G R A P H YI T ’ S N O T C O L O R P H O T O G R A P H Y M I N U S C O L O R
A Metaphor For How I’ve Failed At Everything In Life
– A N S E L A D A M S
“No one person has the right to dictate what others should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions
and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.”
– A N S E L A D A M S
BW
photos?
– A N D R I C A U L D W E L L ( A M E R I C A N P H O T O G R A P H E R )
“To see in color is a delight for the eye, but to see in black and white is a delight for the soul.”
I N T H E B E G I N N I N G …
I N T H E B E G I N N I N G …
T H E N B E C O M I N G M O R E S U B T L E …
T H E N B E C O M I N G M O R E S U B T L E …
T O T O D AY - R I C H B L A C K S A N D S I LV E R M I D ’ S …
T O T O D AY - R I C H B L A C K S A N D S I LV E R M I D ’ S …
T O T O D AY - R I C H B L A C K S A N D S I LV E R M I D ’ S …
So Why Shoot Black and White?
Simple!
Versatile!
Subtle!
– A L F R E D S T I E G L I T Z
“The ability to make a truly artistic
photograph is not acquired off-hand, but is the result of an artistic instinct
coupled with years of labor.”
There Is No…
– A L E C J O H N S O N
“Color is its own subject. With BW, you need to decide on what is important and focus on that subject.”
Black and White photography is Color photography Not
Color Photography minus Color
C O L O R A N D L I G H T C O N T R A S TT W O S O U R C E S O F C O N T R A S T
C O L O R B R I G H T N E S S
D E S AT U R AT I O N - C O L O R P H O T O M I N U S C O L O R
C O L O R T H E O R Y - B W A D J U S T M E N T L AY E R
– J O H N S E X T O N
“I really don't have any secrets. I've never met a photographer whose work I respected that had a secret…the secret lies within each and
every one of us.”
F I LT E R S - F I L M
• A colored filter used with B&W film will lighten similar colors and darken opposite colors.
F I LT E R S - D I G I TA L
• The “BW Conversion Layer”
• The Happy Mistake: Singh Ray Gold-N-Blue Circular Polarizer
The Gold-N-Blue
polarizer adds
variable gold or blue
tones to polarized
light, especially with water
scenes, both in dull light
and on bright,
sunny days.
I use the Gold-N-
Blue filter to bias
color away from blue
and toward gold/
magenta to give
more tonal range with
minimal noise.
– A L F R E D S T I E G L I T Z
“Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs.”
M Y W O R K F L O W
• Typically shoot with Singh Ray Gold-N-Blue Polarizer + ND’s• LR for global work, including removal of CA, Lens Correction and overall
exposure.• Open into PS as 16bit image. • Next, clean noise• Process for BW• Final Step - Sharpen
– A N S E L A D A M S
“Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.”
– F R O M “ W AY B E Y O N D M O N O C H R O M E ” L A M B R E C H T A N D W O O D H O U S E
Dodge and Burn Map
DODGEBURN
– A L E C J O H N S O N
“We are not curing cancer. Have fun, be playful, and take chances.”
