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Black and White Photography
by TJ
Tierney
With
today's digital technology, transforming
colour images into black and white
photographic prints is pretty
straightforward but don't throw away your
rolls of black and white film.
Black and
white photography is still regarded as a
favourite with many photographers - dull
landscape scenes become more dramatic with
black and white photography.
Most
subjects that are shot in colour can be
taken with black and white film. Portraits
are still widely taken by professional
photographers all over the world.
One of
the most popular uses of black and white
photography is with wedding photographs.
More couples are now opting for a combined
wedding album of black and white images that
really capture the mood and emotions of the
special moment.
Black and
white landscape photography is becoming
popular again and is more suitable for
taking images when the day is dull or too
bright. If a scene does not have an entire
spectrum of different colours, consider
viewing it as a black and white photograph.
Do we
need to learn black and white photography
tips in a world of colour? You must choose
the answer to this yourself - but here are a
few pointers that will help you to make your
decision.
1 Black
and white photography is becoming more
popular with the general public, and for
that reason alone... new opportunities will
open up for you.
2. In
some situations, black and white photography
has the tendency to make photos look more
like works of art - fine art images will
sell better in galleries.
3.
Landscape images often lack a multitude of
colours, using black and white film when
shooting daytime photos will add impact to
your photography.
4. There
is also the value of using your own darkroom
- the thrill of developing your own film and
processing your images.
The same
principles for colour photography apply to
black and white photography. If you have
mastered the art of photography, taking
images with a roll of black and white film
should be easy.
Filters
are just as important with black and white
photography. There are fewer filters
available for black and white photography,
but one that you should use is the
polarizing filter. This filter is very
effective for both black and white
photography and colour photography. The
polarizing filter makes the sky stand out to
give your landscape images serious impact.
It also helps to reduce glare from the sun's
rays - which is very handy for urban or
architectural photography.
Exposure
with black and white photography is a small
bit easier. Black and white film handles
light more easily than colour film can -
which gives you greater room for error. Most
black and white film allows you to capture
detail when you underexpose at two stops.
With overexposure the range is greater -
between five and seven stops are allowed.
This is known as film latitude. With colour
film you are limited to a latitude of one
stop each way.
This does
not mean that you can become lethargic when
taking black and white images. It means that
if you do make a mistake the results may be
acceptable.
About the Author
TJ
Tierney is an award winning Irish Landscape
photographer. For more tips you can visit
his photography site:
http://www.goldprints.com To view his
images visit his on-line gallery of pictures
of Ireland
http://www.goldenirishlight.com or see
his travel site:
http://www.trovoo.com
Article source:
http://www.goarticles.com
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