by Carl Drotsky
What an exciting time when monochrome photography advanced to color photography. Everyone couldn't wait for color photography to be possible and affordable for the average person. But now that full color photography is almost all that we have, we are inexplicably drawn to black and white photos. The effect of these photos is powerful on the emotions. The limited color seems to make the content of the subject being photographed more accessible. With monochrome color, a picture becomes so timeless and even touching. The tips outlined below are some essential must knows for great black and white photography.
The digital cameras on offer today don't give you WYSIWYG pictures. This term means that what ever the image is that its sensor captures, the camera ultimately does not give you the whole image. It gives you a processed version of it that is, what one might call, compressed. With some modern cameras you can actually access this direct uncompressed image which the sensor ultimately captured. This is hidden in a raw image file or a digital negative. These are called raw because there is no way for one to edit them with a graphics editor or to print them. With this type of camera that allows you to take and store these raw images, you can use this function spectacularly well in black and white photos. One gets such depth, contrast and completeness in these images. Even if you open these photos in Photoshop or other editing program, you will probably find that you don't even want to tamper with them.
One almost needs to approach black and white photography very differently from color. When taking a photo of a persons face, you have no flesh colors to even out blemishes, skin texture and spots. Every wrinkle and unevenness is likely to show up. Instead of being unsightly, it can make a picture look beautiful and vulnerable. With this type of photography you get to see the texture, the patterns and the contrast in particularly touching ways. As you plan your shot, attempt to frame your subject in a way to really enhance this effect and show those characteristics up. Framing the subject against a light source creates a rear lighting contrast that is really dramatic. Setting the shot up so that shadows from the light source show up sharply on your subject can look great too.
Changing settings on your camera can enhance the look you are trying to achieve. Digital cameras have an ISO adjustment that tells the sensor to be more or less sensitive to light. Changing this setting from color shots to monochrome shots ensures that you get the best effect. Setting the ISO as low as possible for black and white, making the sensor least sensitive to light brings great effect. Setting the ISO too high in this shot would make the photo grainy.
Choosing the correct subject is important in order to get the great results that you are looking for in black and white. The correct choice of subject in your viewfinder could mean a fantastic shot. Portraits of course, are particularly intriguing and captivating when shot in black and white. Taking a close up of a child or spouse that you would want to frame and remember would be a good time to choose black and white. Color photography allows us to click away at any type of subject and get a good photo. The grey scale of black and white photography makes it difficult for all the shades in a picture to be seen and the contrast between objects can be poor. With this type of shot, you would need to be careful about choosing a shot with plenty of contrast. In this way, we might be able to start seeing the world in black and white.
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Title: Ideas For Flattering Black And White Photography Effects
Author: Carl Drotsky
Email: cdrotsky@wsiprowebprojects.com
Keywords: black and white photography,photography,hobby
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Category: Hobbies
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