Creative technique The art of black and white
Art of black and white
Black and white photography is making a big comeback, thanks to digital cameras and their ability to shoot straight into black and white. Colour images can also be converted into black and white in the post production process equally as easily. Today it is possible to easily and simply produce stunning black and white images with all the quality and flair of what was produced in the heyday of black and white photography.
There is however an art to seeing and creating black and white images. Images that are stunning in colour often do not work and the understanding of the conversion process and how the key elements in images work is vital to producing successful black and white images.
| • | What is black and white about | • | What we see vs what we can capture |
| • | Variables in black and white | • | How light affects black and white |
| • | Black and white in camera | • | Line, shape, texture and form in images |
| • | Black and white in post production | • | Framing for black and white |
| • | Contrast in black and white | • | Post production techniques |
| • | How colours convert | • | Printing black and white images |
Important information
Delegates get the most benefit from the Art of series of courses if they have undertaken the core “understanding” courses in our seminar programme as we do not have time on these events to cover in detail the settings on individual models.