On this page you will learn a little about Black &
White Photography. B & W will live forever.
Black & White Photography.
If you've ever taken a college beginning photography
course, you will learn to shoot, develop and print black
& white photos. Good place to start.
It can be challenging to make a good Black & White
image. B&W is an abstract medium. Shadows taken for
granted in color is now a major design element in B&W.
Makes you see. B&W requires custom processing to get
the results you want.
You can also make excellent Black & White photos using
digital cameras and Adobe's Photoshop® software. There are
lots of tutorials for this on the web.
Portrature.
Portrature is timeless. A 100-400 film camera or digital
camerain late afternoon light with a reflector for fill is
perfect. Subject must be relaxed. Fill that frame. Shoot
and shoot. Do some research at the library on portrature.
Practice what you learned. Develop your own style.
Fashion/Head
shots.
There is still a demand for great shots. The fashion and
head shot markets still use Black & White photography.
Here is my fashion/head shot.
This is filling the frame. I even cut off her elbows but no
one cares. As long as you cut both, If I only cut one, it
would not be symmetrical. I've done my half. The other half
is your model. Jenna looks at the camera with high
confidence.
End of B&W discussions.
There are lots of info on the web. One source I found is:
http://www.garageglamour.com/
Last updated: Jan 6, 2010