Black and White photography post processing techniques in the
digital age | Joel Tjintjelaar

People familiar with my black and white post processing workflow may conclude that the technique I utilise for black and white post processing isn’t that advanced and are merely tricks to obtain a visual effect. It’s just partly true, yes, the techniques aren’t very advanced at all but no, they’re not just tricks to obtain a specific visual effect. The method I developed for myself, called iterative selective gradient masking 2.0 (iSGM2.0) and use in practice, originate from the fundamental notion that I can’t and won’t let myself be restricted in my artistic expressions by what is seemingly possible with the tools everyone knows for black and white photography post processing: Photoshop, Lightroom and plug-ins like Silver Efex Pro 2 and Topaz to name just a few……..

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