Photography Education Video

From the B&H YouTube Channel:

For much of the history of photography, practitioners were limited to black and white. But digital cameras allow you to choose on a frame-by-frame basis whether you are creating a color or black and white image; in fact, this choice is often best made in post-production.

In this presentation, acclaimed photographer Harold Davis addresses how to pre-visualize black and white in a color world, how to find subjects that work well monochromatically, how to tell a story or "write" a poem with black and white, and the best-practices workflow for black and white conversion. Along the way, Harold presents his black and white work, shows creative approaches such as digital solarization and LAB inversions, and discusses black and white printmaking.

Note: One point that Harold Davis makes about black and white photography mirrors my sentiments on infrared photography. He mentions that landscape photographers typically shoot during the golden and blue hours to capture their best imagery. However, black & white photography benefits from strong shadows, opening up the rest of the day for creative and unique image opportunities. Infrared photography is benefitted by the flip side of the coin (strong sunlight), but with the same result of increased opportunities for great images. [Sean]