{"id":1523,"date":"2014-02-27T17:52:52","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T17:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/?p=1523"},"modified":"2014-02-27T17:58:00","modified_gmt":"2014-02-27T17:58:00","slug":"5-black-and-white-photography-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/2014\/02\/27\/5-black-and-white-photography-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Black and White Photography Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

Post by Darren Rowse<\/em><\/p>\n

1. Shoot in RAW<\/strong><\/p>\n

I know many readers of DPS can\u2019t shoot in RAW (because their camera doesn\u2019t offer it) or don\u2019t shoot in RAW (because they either don\u2019t know how or don\u2019t like to) but for the most control in the post production phase of converting your color images into black and white ones \u2013 you\u2019ll want to shoot in RAW if your camera does allow it. Of course shooting in JPEG doesn\u2019t stop you shooting in black and white \u2013 but if it\u2019s an option, give RAW a go, you might be surprised by what it offers you in post production.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Nenad Nikoli\u0107, The Horseman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If your camera doesn\u2019t allow you to shoot in RAW (or you choose not to) \u2013 shoot in color and do your conversion to black and white later on your computer.<\/p>\n

2. Shoot in Color<\/strong><\/p>\n

While most digital cameras offer you the option to shoot in Black and White (and can produce some reasonable results) you have more control over your end results if you have the color data to work with in your conversion on your computer.
\nUpdate: There is an exception to shooting in Color and it\u2019s when you\u2019re taking note of point 1 above (shooting in RAW). When shooting in RAW and switching to Black and White mode you see your results in the LCD in black and white but the camera actually records all of the information (including color) \u2013 the best of both worlds. But if you\u2019re shooting in JPEG \u2013 shoot in color and do the conversion later.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Nenad Nikoli\u0107, Planet B612<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3. Low ISO<\/strong>
\nShoot with the lowest possible ISO possible. While this is something that most of us do in color photography it is particularly important when it comes to black and white where noise created by ISO can become even more obvious. If you\u2019re after this \u2018noise\u2019 (or grain) you can always add it later in your post production \u2013 but it\u2019s harder to go the other way and take noise out.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Nenad Nikoli\u0107, Snake Road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

4. When to Shoot<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many digital photographers actually prefer to shoot images for Black and White in low contrast situations. So an dark or overcast day can be a great time to shoot out door shots.
\nIronically these are the days that those who shoot only in color sit at home complaining about the \u2018poor light\u2019. So next time you find yourself with a dark and gloomy day \u2013 shoot some black and white shots.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Nenad Nikoli\u0107, Reverie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

5. Composition<\/strong>
\nMost of the general tips on how to compose or frame a good shot apply just as well to black and white photography as they do when shooting in color \u2013 however the main obvious difference is that you\u2019re unable to use color to lead the eye into or around your shot. This means you need to train yourself to look at shapes, tones and textures in your frame as points of interest. Pay particularly attention to shadows and highlights which will become a feature of your shot.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Post by Darren Rowse 1. Shoot in RAW I know many readers of DPS can\u2019t shoot in RAW (because their camera doesn\u2019t offer it) or don\u2019t shoot in RAW (because they either don\u2019t know how or don\u2019t like to) but for the most control in the post production phase of converting your color images into … Continue reading 5 Black and White Photography Tips<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1528,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-edukacije","category-foto-notes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1523"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1532,"href":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1523\/revisions\/1532"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}