When processing your photos it can be difficult to decide whether you should settle with color or black and white. Are there particular indicators to help you decide when to use either one? In this post, we will discuss the benefits of color and black and white photography and provide hints to help you decide […]
Black-and-white landscape photography is a great way to emphasize the rugged landscape, patterns and textures of a scene. With no colors to distract viewers, your lens can focus on the mood, story, feeling and emotions of the scenario. In this video, photographer Chris Sale shares five practical tips on black-and-white landscape photography with some editing […]
Black and white portraiture has its own special place when it comes to portrait photography. These images are pure and honest in their own way. But by stripping away colors, you as a photographer will need to pay greater attention to how you’re lighting your subject, along with your models’ expressions and the story you […]
On the surface, a black and white photograph appears merely as a desaturated version of a regular color image. But in reality, there’s much more to it. You can’t achieve a good looking black and white image simply by taking away colors. A meaningful black and white image has just the right amount of highlights […]
There are no hiding places in a black and white portrait. With no distraction from color, the physical characteristics of the subject are revealed. Monochrome exposes intimate details such as bone structure, texture, and expression to a much greater level than an equivalent color image. This article will help you take advantage of the medium and […]
Have you ever quickly converted your shots to black & white, hoping to make them “Better”? And the result was bland to say the least? This is a very common occurrence. Knowing how to convert color to B&W with a working understanding of tone and contrast in post-processing is a very different story. This popular in-depth guide […]
It is often believed that good photos are ones with beautiful colors. However, there are other forms of photography such as black and white, monochromatic, infrared etc. There is much more than simple, shining colors in pictures. Photography is the recording of light regardless of color and outcome. Black and white has been popular since […]
Did you realize that you can make high-quality black and white image conversions in Luminar 3? Maybe you were under the impression that Luminar only catered to color images, but today we’re going to look at how you can use the Black & White Filter to create bespoke monochrome images. For best results, you should […]
David Yarrow, probably the most easily recognized names in wildlife photography, believes in what Andy Warhol said: “My favorite color is white and my favorite color is black.” In this interview with GMAX Studios, he shares some of his secrets: Proximity and Ground Level Perspective When it comes to wildlife photography Yarrow likes to shoot at close proximity and […]
Gone are the days when taking photographs in black and white was the only option. Today, black and white photography has become a way to give a classic look. It’s also used by some photographers to rescue problematic shots. As photographer Jamie Windsor mentions in this video, color photography is for documentation; black and white is […]
