Back in the days of black and white photography, I worked in a darkroom as a lab assistant, and sometimes students would make the mistake of asking me what I thought. If they wanted to learn this was not a mistake, but if they just wanted me say how great their work was, that was […]
Black and white photography lives and dies by tonal nuance. When you remove color, you remove a major layer of separation. What’s left? Light, shadow, midtones, and texture. That means how you expose your image matters even more than it does in color. One of the most powerful — and most misunderstood — exposure strategies […]
This article is based on concepts from the Bad Weather Photography Guide and also the Better B&W Photography Guide if you want to dig deeper for further training. One of my favorite locations in the entire world to take pictures is coastal Oregon. And as sure as the sunrise and taxes, most of the time […]
I have decided to add in a few photography challenges – some practical exercises designed to take your photography further! A couple of years ago I set my camera image review to Black and White. At the time, it was more of an experiment, however, over the next 3 months I saw a dramatic improvement […]
If you want to give yourself a “light education” in the context of photo editing, experimenting with black and white photography is a fun and effective way to do it. By removing color from an image, you are left with only the light and the shapes of the objects it bounces off. Studying this can […]
This article is based on concepts from the Better B&W Photography Guide which is currently on sale. There are two essential skills you must develop to become great at black and white photography. The first is learning to see—to identify—a great black and white subject. Some subjects demand to be rendered in color, and others […]
Final day: only hours left for the Complete Landscape Photo Guide at 58% Off Black and white photography can add a timeless, classic feel to landscape images, emphasizing textures, shapes, and contrasts without the distraction of color. Here are some scenarios and reasons when you might choose black and white for landscape photography: Emphasizing Textures […]
Black-and-white photography is the place to start if you’re serious about becoming a better photographer. Go back to the dark ages before digital. Dinosaurs ruled the Earth, and the equivalent of Adobe Lightroom was a small piece of card on the end of a wire. The first thing beginner photographers would learn is to shoot, […]
This article is based on concepts from the Better B&W Photography Guide if you want to dig deeper for further training. Black and white photographs are arguably some of the most compelling images we can create. There is something magical about a full tonal scale black and white picture. Did you know that you have […]
In his recent video, street photographer Tim Jamieson shares nine practical tips for enhancing your black and white street photography skills. He takes the viewers on a journey from simple composition to intricate editing, equipping them with tools and tricks to elevate their black and white shots: Why Black and White? Firstly, Jamieson explains the […]
