Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Photo Tip - It's All in Black and White

Executive summary about black & white photography by Bob Pardue


Many of the young ladies in the modeling world love color images but there are times, especially if you are a model who works with artistic photographers, it's nice to have the contrast and distinctiveness black and white delivers.
I believe that augmenting black and white photos throughout the pages of my model photo gallery produces the diversified effect I want.
Benefits of Using Black and White Photos

Black and white is stark. Not so with black and white. Black and White for Plain Backgrounds
Black and white still works great in this situation because of the contrasting lines. You don't need color to show off the eyes.


The Artistic Side of Black and White

Figure models are women who work in a more "artistic" atmosphere.


Toning and Colorization of Black & White

Another idea for black and white photos is to leave some color in the images. With a little help from a photo program like Photoshop a photographer can create extraordinary works through adding a little color in different parts of a black and white photograph. So if you want to focus on the eyes of your model, you could still have the definitive, clean look of black and white pictures while still enhancing the light blue color of her eyes.


Changing Color Images to Black and White

It is remarkably simple to change digital color photos to black and white in your digital darkroom.



Black and White Photography Tips

Executive summary about black & white photography by Mark Pommet


I thought I'd share five pretty random Black and White Photography Tips.


Shoot in RAW

always shoot in RAW mode to get high quality of the image


Shoot in Color

If your camera doesn't allow you to shoot in RAW (or you choose not to) - shoot in color and do your conversion to black and white later on your computer.
(read more on the choice between shooting in black and white or post production conversion).
When shooting in RAW and switching to Black and White mode you see your results in the LCD in black and white but the camera actually records all of the information (including color) - the best of both worlds. But if you're shooting in JPEG - shoot in color and do the conversion later. Shoot with the lowest possible ISO possible.

When to Shoot

Many digital photographers actually prefer to shoot images for Black and White in low contrast situations. So next time you find yourself with a dark and gloomy day - shoot some black and white shots.


Subject

Some subjects that look interesting in color look dull in black-and-white. Photographs of people look especially good in black-and-white. Black-and-white photographs of couples on honeymoon or on vacation can be equally captivating. Black-and-white photographs of children and babies are also very beautiful and sentimental. Buildings, landscapes, and other scenes are also valuable subjects in black-and-white photography. You could say that light and shadow are all there is to black-and-white photographs.


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