Black and White Photography
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A 2-day workshop by Jun Miranda.
The deeper you go into photography, the more you will appreciate black-and-white. It has been called the Mother Medium, not just because it was the way photography began, but because it has maintained its preeminent status as an art form, sought-after by galleries and collectors.
It is also unique in all fields of art. No other art form captures reality literally and exactly, yet converts it to an abstraction.
In this class, Jun Miranda shows why now is the best time to practice black-and-white photography. The raw format, HDR editing, three color-channels, and grayscale inks allow infinitely more control over the black-and-white image than film and special developing techniques ever did.
As it was with film, the class involves the three critical steps of proper capture, controlled post-processing, and targeted output. Jun will cover both black-and-white and infrared conversion.
What is covered- Understanding the principles
- What is lost and gained in a black-and-white print
- Good and bad black-and-white photographs
- Choosing your subject
- Previsualizing the end result
- Shooting
- Taking actual photographs for conversion
- Converting and editing
- Conversion and editing in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom or Adobe Camera Raw
- How to use up to six (6) color contrast filters on one image to increase tonal separation between colors. Black-and-white film photographers could use only one contrast filter at a time, such as yellow or red for blue skies
- Imitating the look of infrared film by manipulating the color channels
- The Zone System in a digital world
- Identifying and “placing” tonal values (a la Zone System) to achieve wider latitude
- Printing
- Printing using grayscale inks
Philippine Center for Creative Imaging (PCCI) is the country’s premier training center for digital media and photography.
At PCCI, you’re taught by certified instructors and respected industry pros with years of experience. So you get, not only the basic how-tos, but also real-world techniques, do’s and don’ts, what works and what doesn’t.
Conveniently located in Metro Manila, our training facility provides a worry-free environment that lets you concentrate on your learning. Our after-training support is likewise unmatched in the industry.
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