Black & White Photography
Black and white images appear to be more timeless than color images. As evidenced by the color schemes produced by particular types of film or by trends in digital processing, color can sometimes suggest a specific era. Removing the color makes it more difficult to put an exact date on a photo. A lack of color in a photograph often accentuates the light and shadows. Backlit subjects and dramatic shadows are brought to the audience’s attention quickly in black and white images.
Many fine art photographers prefer black and white images for their tendency to distance the subject matter from reality. Humans see the world in color, and a rendition of the world in monochrome makes us pause and look closely. Removing color from a picture helps the viewer to focus on a subject’s emotional state. Black and white portraiture lets the audience see the subject’s face and read his or her eyes without distraction. |
Black and white are the colors of photography. To me they symbolize the alternatives of hope and despair to which mankind is forever subjected. - Robert Frank |
Video tutorial on converting color photo to Black and White
Watch the video below to learn how to use Adobe Photoshop - Camera Raw Filter to convert a color photo to Black & White
Landscape Photo Example
ORIGINAL
EDITED
Project
To begin this project find a color landscape photo and a color portrait photo from https://www.pexels.com/
https://unsplash.com/ https://stocksnap.io/ or https://pixabay.com/
Download and save your chosen photos to your Google Drive folder
Open Adobe Photoshop
Open the landscape photo you downloaded by going to the File Menu > Open
Navigate to your Google Drive, find this image (landscape photo) and open it into Photoshop
Now, follow the steps outlined in the video above and covert this photo to Black and White from Color
Save as BW landscape photo.jpg to your Google Drive
Repeat these steps on the portrait photo
Save as BW portrait photo.jpg to your Google Drive
https://unsplash.com/ https://stocksnap.io/ or https://pixabay.com/
Download and save your chosen photos to your Google Drive folder
Open Adobe Photoshop
Open the landscape photo you downloaded by going to the File Menu > Open
Navigate to your Google Drive, find this image (landscape photo) and open it into Photoshop
Now, follow the steps outlined in the video above and covert this photo to Black and White from Color
Save as BW landscape photo.jpg to your Google Drive
Repeat these steps on the portrait photo
Save as BW portrait photo.jpg to your Google Drive
Turn in BOTH your 2 original color photos and the 2 color to B&W conversions to the Google Classroom site for grading.
4 Photos in total should be submitted.
4 Photos in total should be submitted.