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6/29/2011- Why shoot in black and white
- How to recognize good black-and-white subject matter
- Preparing the camera
- Shooting a tone-based subject
- Exposing for black and white
- Understanding grayscale
- Converting from color to black and white using Photoshop CS4 or CS5
- Converting to black and white in Camera Raw
- Vignetting
- Toning and split-toning
- Comparing high key versus low key images
- Preparing a black and white image for print
Skill Level Intermediate
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- Welcome to foundations of photography, black and white. If you're here, I can only assume it's because you have an interest in black and white photography. Which is great, because we're gonna cover it all. From seeing to shooting to processing. In this course, we're going to discuss why you might want to shoot black and white. We're going to study what makes good black and white subject matter. We're going to explore how to see in black and white. And we're gonna cover some exposure strategies that will help you get black and white captures that will afford you all the editability you need when you get into post production.
Once our shooting is over, we'll launch Photoshop and get to work with the process of converting our images to grayscale. And finessing them into great black and white images. Grayscale conversion, editing, toning, sharpening, and stylizing will all be covered before we head on to some tips on printing and output. Along the way, we'll take a look at some black and white plugins and we'll discuss how to evaluate your final output, and how to improve it if you find it lacking. For those who are curious as to why anyone would bother with black and white images when we have color, there should be some interesting surprises for you ahead as we review the vocabulary of black and white.
And learn that very often, a black and white image is far more effective than a color image. So let's get ready to explore foundations of photography, black and white.
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1. Introduction
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Welcome1m 20s
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Why black and white?5m 12s
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2. What Is Black-and-White Photography?
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3. Shooting in Black and White
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Preparing the camera3m 34s
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Light revisited6m 3s
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Seeing in black and white2m 21s
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Exposing for black and white6m 17s
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4. Black-and-White Post-Production
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Doing more tonal corrections14m 6s
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Calming down highlights10m 4s
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Vignetting8m 58s
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The trestle images2m 39s
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Handling tricky skies2m 43s
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Toning1m 19s
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Split-toning2m 19s
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High-key and low-key images2m 31s
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Diffusion4m 40s
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5. Printing in Black and White
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Selecting a printer5m 17s
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Evaluating a print5m 17s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye43s
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