Schwarz-Weiss ist Farbe genug | Peter Ziegler

Zumindest manchmal. Diese Behauptung habe ich von einem gewissen Jörg Langer. Er selbst bezeichnet sich als SW Freak. Leider passiert auf dieser Seite recht wenig. Aber das nur am Rande. SW Aufnahmen faszinieren mich schon immer! Mal mehr, mal weniger. Read more …

Why Shoot Black and White? | Eric Kim

Black and white is where my heart and soul is. I feel that by shooting in black and white, I can better communicate and convey my emotions, thoughts, and feelings. I feel that black and white is less of an Read more …

Fuji X100T Project – Back to the Sea | Stuart Burrill

Back in March 2015 I went to the Photography Show with the intention of picking up a deal on a Fuji X100T.  I’ve always been a Canon user but there’s always been something enticing about the Fuji X100 and after Read more …

Why choose Black and White in Street Photography? |
Street Photography London

Marius Vieth: First of all, black and white is special, because it offers a fundamentally different visual perception of life. In case your photoreceptor cells aren’t completely dysfunctional, it’s exciting! If that wasn’t enough, you are simply holding a different Read more …

The 10 commandments of Lightroom black and white conversions |
Digital Camera World

Lightroom makes the process of converting a colour image to black and white a two-second job, but it’s deceptively easy. Good black and white conversion is not just about losing the colour; not all images work so well in black Read more …

My Black’n’White settings for FujiFilm Cameras | Daniel Eliasson

The FujiFilm X100s is a great camera for street photography. Small enough to always carry with you, but competent enough to produce great black’n’white photos straight out of the camera. The predefined BnW film simulations in the camera are a Read more …

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 Read more …

Street Photography Colour / Black and White | Matthew Hart

have been Shooting Street for a very long time now, right from as far back as I can remember so well over 40 years, it’s always been a part of me to shoot people as a subject, but when I Read more …

It’s all about light: making mood and strong images in monochrome |
Ming Thein

A couple of days ago, we looked at the inexact science of color and emotion: I don’t think anybody is going to argue that the mood and feeling of an image is influenced heavily by the dominant color palette, both Read more …

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High-Contrast B&W With Lightroom | Romanas Naryškin

A while ago, I wrote an article on low-contrast B&W conversions with Lightroom. After reading through some of the response the article received I was pleasantly surprised that so many of our readers actually prefer low-contrast look over the ever-popular Read more …