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Create Better Black and White Photographs

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Overview

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Most people know how to use Photoshop features to create black and white images, but many of these conversions aren't very good. Join instructor Chris Orwig for Create Better Black and White Photographs and make black and white images that are expressive and strong.

You’ll learn how to use Lightroom and Photoshop together in a seamless way to give photographs rich and deep tonal range. Chris will show you how to change the brightness values of specific tones and help you selectively add brightness and darkness to direct the viewer's eye through the image. By working with a wide range of subjects, you’ll explore how to use presets and settings to help you achieve film and analog looks in your digital black and whites.

Software Used: Adobe Photoshop CC 2014.2.2, Adobe Lightroom 5.4

Syllabus

  • Understanding the Controls
  • Black and White Travel Photographs
  • Processing iPhone Images in Black and White
  • Skin Tones in Black and White
  • Black and White Portrait Retouching Workflow
  • Black and White Batch Workflow
  • Black and White Presets
  • Black and White HDR Toning

Taught by

Chris Orwig

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