I'll admit that I'm a "You should only shoot in RAW" kind of a guy. Even when I first bought my Fujifilm X100 back in 2011 and everyone was going on and on about the film simulations that Fuji put in that camera, I still would only use the RAW format. However, I've been thinking about making a change over from Canon to Fuji so I've been watching A LOT of Fuji review videos, and one thing that's … [Read more...]
Cross Processing
Ten seconds on this site and you'll obviously know my preferences for black and white photography. However, I've been playing around with color, as I really do enjoy color as well as b&w. The term cross processing refers to photographers developing a certain type of film in a chemical solution that was intended for a different type of film. The results weren't predictable, but this could … [Read more...]
Contrast in Black & White Photography
It's funny, I know that I often find myself tending to use less contrast in the editing process when I'm working on photos of people. It's typically a little more flattering or prettier and the people who are in the photos tend to favor that. Actually, I'm a big fan of high contrast work, and to me it can bring out a lot of passion and emotion in the photo. I'll do more of that when it comes to … [Read more...]
NIK Silver Efex Pro 2.0 – Love this for Black and White Post Work
I've actually been using Silver Efex for almost 3 years now, but lately have been getting more questions about what I use for my black and white image processing. I purchased this plugin back before NIK Software had been bought by Google, and fell in love with it right away. The presets are great for quickly getting some nice effects, but lately I've been doing more processing by just starting … [Read more...]
Good Deal for Adobe Photoshop and/or Lightroom Users
Have you been hesitating to jump from Adobe's Creative Suite to the Creative Cloud? Many have been a little leery of signing up for subscription based versions of Photoshop and any other Adobe product they might be using. I've even stopped at CS5. Not sure which way I'll head. To be honest I really don't use Photoshop that much for my photo editing. Most of that stays in Apple's Aperture. I'll … [Read more...]
Why I Love Black and White Photography
With all the beautiful color in life, why is it that I'm so much more drawn to black and white? Not only in still images but also in video. Remember Your Subjectivity, Please As with all forms of art, photography must be looked at subjectively. Why I'm bringing that up is because this post is just about my personal opinions and feelings. It's about how I see the world of photography. Black and … [Read more...]