From the course: The Elements of Effective Photographs
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Black and white
From the course: The Elements of Effective Photographs
Black and white
- I love black and white photography. It's all I shot for years. I learned to see in black and white while watching an old black and white TV set in my living room. I discovered how different colors translate into different shades of gray. Do you remember the colors of these folders? The conversion may not be quite what you expect? The blues are lighter, the reds are darker, and in the old days of film we adjusted for this with filters. For example, to darken a blue sky, we would use a yellow or a red filter. Now this is still possible if you choose to capture in the black and white mode of your digital camera, but you know what? With digital photography, you can turn any photograph into a black and white image simply by adjusting the saturation in your processing software. So for this reason, I recommend that you shoot raw in color to have the maximum flexibility when you process your images. The question you…
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