Beautiful Black and White photography
Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual art..Beautiful black and white photography doesn’t attract with its play of
colors. Here close attention to composition, lighting, perspective and
the context it is shot in are important..Some basic things which have to kept in your mind in case of B&W photography are-
1.Shoot in RAW-I know many readers can’t shoot in RAW (because their camera doesn’t offer it) or don’t shoot in RAW (because they either don’t know how or don’t like to) but for the most control in the post production phase of converting your color images into black and white ones – you’ll want to shoot in RAW if your camera does allow it. Of course shooting in JPEG doesn’t stop you shooting in black and white – but if it’s an option, give RAW a go, you might be surprised by what it offers you in post production..
2.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.
3.Low ISO-
Shoot with the lowest possible ISO possible. While this is something that most of us do in color photography it is particularly important when it comes to black and white where noise created by ISO can become even more obvious. If you’re after this ‘noise’ (or grain) you can always add it later in your post production – but it’s harder to go the other way and take noise out.
4.Time of Shooting-
Many digital photographers actually prefer to shoot images for Black and White in low contrast situations. So an dark or overcast day can be a great time to shoot out door shots..
One more thing, you need to train yourself to look at shapes, tones and textures in
your frame as points of interest. Pay particularly attention to shadows
and highlights which will become a feature of your shot..
Another thing,When shooting black and white landscapes look for ‘active skies’.. I had watched some of professional clicks where the skies in his images were breathtaking with wonderful cloud formations and what often looked like storms about to break..
I want to share some personal b/w clicks with you..You are always welcome to give me any kind of suggestion
You can take a look at these professionals photos -http://500px.com/rootnode
http://500px.com/85mm?page=4
1.Shoot in RAW-I know many readers can’t shoot in RAW (because their camera doesn’t offer it) or don’t shoot in RAW (because they either don’t know how or don’t like to) but for the most control in the post production phase of converting your color images into black and white ones – you’ll want to shoot in RAW if your camera does allow it. Of course shooting in JPEG doesn’t stop you shooting in black and white – but if it’s an option, give RAW a go, you might be surprised by what it offers you in post production..
2.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.
3.Low ISO-
Shoot with the lowest possible ISO possible. While this is something that most of us do in color photography it is particularly important when it comes to black and white where noise created by ISO can become even more obvious. If you’re after this ‘noise’ (or grain) you can always add it later in your post production – but it’s harder to go the other way and take noise out.
4.Time of Shooting-
Many digital photographers actually prefer to shoot images for Black and White in low contrast situations. So an dark or overcast day can be a great time to shoot out door shots..
Another thing,When shooting black and white landscapes look for ‘active skies’.. I had watched some of professional clicks where the skies in his images were breathtaking with wonderful cloud formations and what often looked like storms about to break..
I want to share some personal b/w clicks with you..You are always welcome to give me any kind of suggestion
You can take a look at these professionals photos -http://500px.com/rootnode
http://500px.com/85mm?page=4
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