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Experiment...alot
Whenreviewinganimage,it’sa greatideatohitthe‘Blackand
White’optionin raworPhotoshop,toseehowtheimageresponds.
Thisearlystepcanpushtheimagetosuccess,orindeeddoublethe
successwhenyourealisetheimageworksin bothmonochromeand
colour.Makingfundamentaldecisionsat anearlypointcan help you
understand the power of black & white landscapes.
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Don’toverdotheplug-ins
I havefoundthatblack& whiteplug-inscanbeoneof
theworstplacestoprocessyourimages.Thepush-button
stylisedresultscanbedestructiveonimagequality.Learn
tousesubtleapproaches,andexploretheimage’scolours
through the corresponding black & white sliders.
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Studyandlearntosee
Black& whiteis nota restingplaceforuneventfulcolourimagery.
Thismediumrequireslightandmagic,butmanyphotographersmakethe
classicmistakeof simplyconvertinga flat colourimagein anattemptto
rescueanimagefortheirefforts.It is imperativethattheimageis studied
foritscolourcontent.Conflictingorunharmoniouscolourscanmakean
imageunbalanced,solearntospottheseclashes.Donotfall into a boring
black & white trap just because there’s simply no light.
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Textureandform
Byremovingcolourfromanimage,yougivetheviewer
theopportunityto exploretexture.Finedetails,albeitjagged
orsmooth,becomea sensuousexperiencewhenthecolouris
removed.Sometimesthiscanbeanoverload,butat othertimes
a delight, especially with rocks, trees and other natural surfaces.
DavidClapp
DavidClappis a landscape,architecturalandtravel
photographer.A jackofalltrades,heworksforCanonUK,
is a stockphotographerforGettyImagesandleadspopular
photographictoursacrosstheworld.Davidrecentlyreceiveda
directfellowshipfromtheRPS.Visitwww.davidclapp.co.uk.
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Inkydarkroomeffects
Onefabulouswaytogetaninkydarkroomeffectis tousethe
ColourBalanceadjustmentlayerin Photoshop.Thissubtletoolgivesa
cross-processedeffectin colour,butalsotonesblack& whiteimages,
byaddingcolourintoyourshadows,midtonesorhighlights.Playvery
carefullywiththesettings(just+3or-3is enoughperchannel),adding
subtleamountsof cyanorblue to the shadows, as well as red and
yellow into the highlights.
DavidClappshareshistoptips for achieving
perfect winter landscapes
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