Quieter Times
Oh damn, there's a fly in here!
Matthew L Kees
MLK Studios Photography School
www.MLKstudios.com
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"Every artist, was once an amateur"
I agree the old man was your happy accident! I know including him was no accident. But just the fact he was there, sweeping!
Matthew
Matthew L Kees
MLK Studios Photography School
www.MLKstudios.com
[email protected]
"Every artist, was once an amateur"
When blacks go ALL black and whites go ALL white, it doesn't look 3D anymore. There has to be detail in the shadows AND the highlights.
Look at the area next to the wheel in the pic above. See how you can see texture in it? Even the highlights have details -- ex. the white top on the car in back. It's a very WELL converted black & white.
These are things we look for when converting. Often they are there in the RAW (color) original, but get lost in conversion.
Higher contrast images can look good too. Just depends on the subject.
Matthew
Note: shadow's stairway pic also has perfect tonality. I don't know of anyone who could do better. You can feel the texture of the door in the back, and see the glass knob (the brightest spot which is just below max white). It too would print perfectly.
Matthew L Kees
MLK Studios Photography School
www.MLKstudios.com
[email protected]
"Every artist, was once an amateur"
But, if the tones all are in the right place, the image will jump off the paper. A good example are Weston's shells. They are wonderfully 3D. You even think you see colors in them.
Matthew
Matthew L Kees
MLK Studios Photography School
www.MLKstudios.com
[email protected]
"Every artist, was once an amateur"
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