High-Level Principles for Fine-art Processing
In this new blog post, I’m focusing on the Why instead of just the How of fine-art post-processing by presenting a few high-level principles that form the basis of a structured method of processing to create images that are visually effective and aesthetic. Principles...
Creating striking, subtle dark images in B&W photography
Creating Striking But Subtle Dark Images In Black And White Photography There are many wrong assumptions in black and white photography, when it comes down to tonal zones and what they represent, and how contrasts should be used to reveal details. In this tutorial...
Guide to black and white photography 2 – Technical Essentials
Part 2 of the guide to black and white photography: black and white photography technical essentials and an overview of conversion methods with the least amount of interpolations. Recommendations for better black and white photography
IN DEFENSE OF BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY
Part 1 of a guide to give some insight in black and white photography and how to create better black and white photographs.
Advanced split toning techniques
A more advanced and accurate way of creating split tones to a black and white photograph, using luminosity masks and exact color values for complementary tones.
Black and White Photography Advanced Tips
People ask me on regularly what my best black and white photography tips are, apart from the more generic tips like I shared them in this article. More specifically they ask: What’s the difference between a good and a bad black and white photograph?
Five Tips For Better Black and White Photographs
No these are not the best tips ever on the Internet like many blogposts are screaming, and pretending, only to see they state that you should shoot in RAW and expose to the right. No, these are just my five personal tips to improve your black and white photographs…
Black and White Still life photography
In this article I’ll give an example how to approach a black & white still life photograph using my method of post processing. I’ll also give insight into my vision that precedes the processing phase. I’m trying to make a case for still life photography to hone your compositional skills.
Black and White photography post processing techniques in the digital age
Critical notes and suggestions on conventional post production techniques in the digital age. A black and white photography tutorial. Introduction People familiar with my black and white post processing workflow may conclude that the technique I utilise for black and...
Prototyping in post processing: proto-editing
Vision is an often discussed topic in photography, especially in fine art photography. Depending on who discusses it, it can be either an abstract concept, or a very concrete concept. Sometimes it’s the way we, as photographers, see a specific subject or scene in…
How to manage and save selections – Beginners level
How To Manage And Save Selections – A Black And White Photography Tutorial – Beginners Level Update November 13, 2017: you can save yourself all the trouble learning this technique in this tutorial and the other selection tutorials and at the same time save a lot of...
Selections – Part 4: Putting it all together
Combining different tools to create selections A black and white photography tutorial for Photoshop. In the past few months I discussed 3 major tools that I use in my process for creating selections: 1. The Quick Mask Mode2. Channels3. The Pen Tool Today I want to...
Luminosity masks – how to use and create them – Intermediate to advanced level
Luminosity Masks – A Black And White Photography Tutorial An important part of my iSGM 2.0 black and white photography post processing workflow that is extensively described in my 424 pages eBook From Basics to Fine Art – Black and white photography, architecture and...
The concept and making of Visual Acoustics VIII – Silence and Light – New York City Sunrise
After 6 months I am happy to release my most recent photo called Visual Acoustics VIII – Silence and Light – New York City Sunrise. The reason I’m not very productive is that I’m also very critical at what I do and publish. In my case it’s not just a case of creating...
Creating Presence – Luminance and Luminosity
This is the start of a series of short photography tutorials on either Black and White photography post processing or Long exposure photography that will consist of a short tip on how to improve your Black and White Post processing or Long exposure photography skills.