5 Tips for Black and White Photography

Street photographer Hugh Brownstone shares his tips for shooting black and white photos with your digital camera. Whether you’re taking portraits, cityscapes or architectural photos, these techniques will help you get started!

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0:00 Intro
0:18 Use Technology
0:44 How to Expose
1:28 Capture in Color
1:48 Think of the Edit
2:14 Where to Be

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5 Comments

  1. I think more information on lighting is warranted. For faces, you want soft light – cloudy day or in the shade. For most other scenes, contrasts caused by bright sunshine – shadows – really exploit b&w. Indeed, what is lacking is a rationale for shooting in B&W. Why eliminate color? And part of the answer is that it emphasizes the contrasts between dark and light. Many of your shots were doing that, yet you say nothing about these issues.

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