If the title was confusing (blame the Bloodhound Gang), today's theme is black and white (B&W). This seemed easy enough in theory to tackle, but as I found out, the lack of color really requires you to think a bit more about your shot. Because of this, I relied on a bit of advice recently given to me saying "a good photo captures a moment, a great photo makes you see what the photographer saw, and the best do both simultaneously" - J.
Contrast seemed to be a key element in realizing a good B&W and I struggled to find it initially, but as time drew on I was able to snap some photos that turned out alright. As I read about
best practices for B&W, I interestingly found that shooting in
RAW and color was ideal and then convert to B&W during post processing. Since I am new to the game I stuck to JPEG, but still shot in color and used Aperture for B&W post processing.
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| ISO 100, 50mm, 0EV, f/2, 1/1600 |
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| ISO 100, 50mm, f/1.4, 1/1600 |
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ISO 100, 50mm. 0EV, f/1.4, 1/4000
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Lessons Learned:
- Contrast baby!
- Shoot in color and RAW and convert to B&W later.
Love the B&W photo's. Gets you to think about the content, the feeling of the image. It evokes a more somber note when looking at the images.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ed. I found it to be much tougher to find a subject when shooting B&W, I had to think a bit more about the "feeling" as opposed to rely on "looks" alone. Thanks for the feedback.
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