The Art of Black and White Photography | B&H Event Space

[@GeoffGrant2010]

Terrific program! Thank you Roland and thank you B&H. Lots of good lessons!

[@iTurnPeopleIntoArt]

What a fantastic presentation. Hats off to Thibault for the presentation -- and thank you B&H. I skipped ahead a few sections because I've experience in black and white. What I found fascinating is how Thibault used SilverEfex for the BNW conversion process. I quit using SilverEfex and the rest of the NIK Collection years ago in favor of what I thought would be more advanced techniques when it comes to doing black and white. What I discovered here is how he layered various versions in Photoshop and then masked in the desired pixels, much like how we'd use Photoshop for multiple exposure blending, etc. A simple method that really opens up the possibilities. Probably going to revisit SilverEfex now!

[@BandH]

We're glad Thibault's tips opened up new possibilities for you!

[@whfowle]

My approach to B&W photography is intentional, not a fallback of an original color exposure that went wrong. I shoot both color and B&W in film and digital. I base my choice on whether the scene's attraction is mostly the colors or the tonal contrasts. My selection of film stock and filters or the way I adjust the sliders in Lightroom control the way the final image will look. Knowledge of how color turns into grey scale is very important to making good adjustments.

[@AnandaGarden]

Wonderfully enjoyable and informative. Thibault is an excellent teacher. His photos were very revealing.

[@ChristineWilsonPhotography]

Great presentation , lovely shots too

[@BandH]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.

[@haimtoeg]

So, the point is to use black and white when you can't figure out color photography, and use fake vignetting when you can't quite compose your images well?

[@insightvideo6136]

Not a fan of presets. Would you have a third party provide your exposure settings? How about giving you directions on composition, or the lens to use to capture your image? Why have a third party provide you with presets to finish off your image? Make your photos your own from start to finish. This image technically is not your image, but rather a co-image created by you and DXO. We are starting to see black and white photos that look very similar out there. It’s very easy to identify a NIK stamped image.

[@douglasmccart8963]

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