2011
Lynda.com
Ben Long
03:04
English
In Foundations of Photography: Black and White, Ben Long shows photographers how to develop a black and white vocabulary and explains the considerations to take into account when shooting for this medium. The course follows Ben as he goes on location and explains what makes good black and white subject matter and how to visualize the scene in terms of tonal values and contrast rather than color. Along the way, he demonstrates some exposure strategies for getting the best images. Back at the computer, Ben demonstrates techniques for converting the resulting photos into black and white using Photoshop and other imaging tools, and offers tips on printing and output. Exercise files are included with this course.
Topics include:
- Why shoot in black and white
- How to recognize good black-and-white subject matter
- Preparing the camera
- Shooting a tone-based subject
- Exposing for black and white
- Understanding grayscale
- Converting from color to black and white using Photoshop CS4 or CS5
- Converting to black and white in Camera Raw
- Vignetting
- Toning and split-toning
- Comparing high key versus low key images
- Preparing a black and white image for print

1. Introduction 08m 25s
Welcome 01m 24s
Why black and white? 05m 12s
Suggested prerequisites 00m 53s
Using the exercise files 00m 56s
2. What Is Black-and-White Photography? 19m 43s
Is it really black and white? 01m 09s
How gray corresponds to color 04m 38s
The medium of black and white 03m 05s
The vocabulary of black and white 04m 46s
The physiology of black and white 02m 22s
How a camera's image sensor captures an image 03m 43s
3. Shooting in Black and White 32m 46s
Preparing the camera 03m 34s
Light revisited 06m 03s
Seeing in black and white 02m 21s
Taking a black-and-white expedition 01m 17s
Finding and shooting a black-and-white image 11m 14s
Shooting a tone-based subject 02m 00s
Exposing for black and white 06m 17s
4. Black-and-White Post-Production 01h 38m
The nature of grayscale images 03m 33s
Converting to black and white using Photoshop CS4 or CS5 06m 17s
More about the Black & White dialog box 03m 19s
Converting to black and white using Black & White adjustment layers 03m 55s
Converting to black and white in Camera Raw 04m 05s
Making an advanced tonal correction 17m 33s
Doing more tonal corrections 14m 06s
Calming down highlights 10m 04s
Vignetting 08m 58s
The trestle images 02m 39s
Handling tricky skies 02m 43s
Doing a selective black-and-white conversion 02m 23s
Toning 01m 19s
Split-toning 02m 19s
High-key and low-key images 02m 32s
Diffusion 04m 40s
Using Nik Software's Silver Efex Pro 2 plug-in 07m 46s
5. Printing in Black and White 24m 14s
Selecting a printer 05m 17s
Preparing the image for print 08m 30s
Configuring the Print dialog 05m 09s
Evaluating a print 05m 18s
Conclusion 00m 43s
Goodbye 00m 43s

http://www.lynda.com/Photoshop-CS5-tutorials/Foundations-of-Photography-Black-and-White/80300-2.html

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