B & W P H O T O G RAP H Y

B & W P H O T O G RAP H YI T ’ S N O T C O LO R P H O T O G RA P H Y M I N U S C O LO R

B & W P H O T O G RAP H YH O W T O C U T YO U R FACE BO O K L I K E S I N H A L F

D I G I TAL B & W PH O T O G RAP H YI T W I L L N E V E R H AV E T H E S A M E F E E L A S F I L M , S O W H Y BO T H E R

B & W P H O T O G RAP H YS AY W H AT YO U W I L L , I T S T I L L C A M E B E F O R E CO LO R P H O T O G RA P H Y

B & W P H O T O G RAP H YI W O U L D S H O O T I T I F I CO U L D H Y P E R- S AT U RAT E G R E Y T O N E S

B & W P H O T O G RAP H YD U D E . R U R E A L ? M Y G R E AT G RA N D FAT H E R S H O T BW. # FA I L # O L D S CH O O L # W H AT E VA S

– A N S E L A DA 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 DA M S

BW

photos?

– A N D R I C A U L D W E L L ( A M E R I CA N P H O T O G RA 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 THE BEG INN ING…

I N THE BEG INN ING…

THEN BEC OMI NG MORE SU BTL E…

THEN BEC OMI NG MORE SU BTL E…

TO TODAY - R I C H BL AC KS AND S I LV ER M I D ’ S…

TO TODAY - R I C H BL AC KS AND S I LV ER M I D ’ S…

TO TODAY - R I C H BL AC KS AND S I LV ER 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 LO R AN D L I G H T C O N T RAS TT W O S O U RCE S O F C O N T RA S T

C OLOR BR I GHTNESS

DES ATU RAT I ON - C OLOR P HOTO M I NU S C OLOR

C OLOR THEORY - BW AD JU STMENT L AYER

– J O H N S E XT 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.

“Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like

photographs.”

– A L F R E D S T I E G L I T Z

– A N S E L A DA M S

“Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.”

– F R O M “ WAY B E YO N D M O N O C H R O M E ” L A M B R E CH 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.”

M Y W O R K F LO W T I P S

• Edit as 16bit image

• Next, clean noise from color file

• Consider - Should image have a true black or white point?

Thank YouAlec Johnson

www.acjfineartphoto.com