Download Foundations of Photography: Black and White

In this Foundations of Photography, Ben Long shows photographers how to develop a black and white vocabulary and explains the considerations to take into account when shooting for this medium. The course follows Ben as he goes on location and explains what makes goodsubject matter and how to visualize the scene in terms of tonal values and contrast rather than color. Along the way, he demonstrates some exposure strategies for getting the best images. Back at the computer, Ben demonstrates techniques for converting the resulting photos intousing Photoshop and other imaging tools, and offers tips on printing and output.

Foundations of Photography:Black  and White Topics include:

• Why shoot in black and white
• How to recognize good black-and-white subject matter
• Preparing the camera
• Shooting a tone-based subject
• Exposing for black and white
• Understanding grayscale
• Converting from color to black and white using Photoshop CS4 or CS5
• Vignetting
• Toning and split-toning
• Comparing high key versus low key images