...many more images here at....http://www.ivanmuller.co.za/blog-item/street-photographs-fete-de-la-musique-melville-johannesburg
blaydese said:I see you shot in color then converted to black and white, I'm looking for shooting in black and white from the get go, and trying to use my mind and "see" the world in black and white as I shoot, but I'm finding it difficult to imagine that. My mentor stated he can do that sort of. Have you ever heard of doing this?
Nice pictures by the way, the two chicks kissing was an eye opener at the end, great capture / timing. Congrats.
Peace! 8)
blaydese said:I see you shot in color then converted to black and white, I'm looking for shooting in black and white from the get go, and trying to use my mind and "see" the world in black and white as I shoot, but I'm finding it difficult to imagine that. My mentor stated he can do that sort of. Have you ever heard of doing this?....
Kernuak said:The best B&W photographers "see" in B&W. Part of the trick is looking for shapes, patterns and textures, but mood comes into it too. When it comes to digital, conversions often work better than actually shooting in B&W, as to get the best tones, you need the full tonal range to start with. Digital B&W settings tend to be too flat to get real impact, without alot of work (which you can't really do from a jpeg). Oversaturating before conversion can give some real impact. Of course black and white film is another story, as it has been designed differently.
@blaydese;Ivan Muller said:.........
Seeing in B&W comes naturally if you shoot B&W all the time...when you mix it it becomes more difficult. Think about this.....in the days of film i shot almost exclusively b&w with my 4x5 field camera. the view on the ground glass was upside down...but I never noticed it, it becomes completely natural after a while...Ansel Adams talked about pre visualization..i o w you 'see' the final, in his case, print, before you trip the shutter....thus you teach yourself how the tones and contrast etc etc will look before you make the image... the mind can do anything, all it take s is a bit of practice!
distant.star said:.
Here's my little mental checklist when I'm thinking B & W:
Light & shadow
Dark & bright
Shape & form
Pattern & repetition
Line & space
The world definitely looks different when you look at it that way.
distant.star said:Here's my little mental checklist when I'm thinking B & W:
Stubi said:Your pics are good but too busy.
Try being more specific on which subject catches your eye and frame that as your main focus.
RS2021 said:Also look at the other pictures he posts in the link, not just the two B&W transforms here...
Some of that works even better in color IMHO.
Cools shots and the processing is intriguing.
blaydese said:I see you shot in color then converted to black and white, I'm looking for shooting in black and white from the get go, and trying to use my mind and "see" the world in black and white as I shoot, but I'm finding it difficult to imagine that. My mentor stated he can do that sort of. Have you ever heard of doing this?
Nice pictures by the way, the two chicks kissing was an eye opener at the end, great capture / timing. Congrats.
Peace! 8)