Last weeks Union Station trip has provided me with many brackets to process and as I have been working with them I have been trying new things. Well, I wouldn’t necessarily say new, but revisiting an old friend. I started my photography journey at 17 in the darkroom in High School printing 35mm black and white negatives. I used to swear by black and white and be so against color, but as soon as I started shooting digital I strayed away from black and white. Out of sheer curiousness I processed some of the Union Station photos in grey scale, and I must say, I am impressed. HDR images hold a lot of information and detail for a high quality black and white photo.
Tip For The Week:
While you are processing your photos, throw some black and white on them, see how you like it. Sometimes you might like the effect it brings and who knows, maybe it can bring back an old friend you haven’t seen in a while.
Check out an old post of mine that shows you the many ways you can process an image in Black and White in Photoshop.
For Blake, it's all about the art and process synergy. He dives deep into complex topics and makes them easy to understand through his outside-the-box thinking so that you can use these tricks in your workflow today!
Great shots Blake! I like using black and white with HDR on some shots too. I find that it can really bring out the details.
Yeah, I think the black and white brings out the high contrast in an HDR photo so much more. I once had a college professor that told me if I was curious if I thought my work was good or not in color I should first look at it in black and white. I can see why now, a grey scale image really brings out the contrast among colors and how they react with one another.
When your son gets a bit older, you should take him to Science City, which is inside Union Station. There’s tons and tons of opportunities for HDR in that place–exposed girders, skylights, helicopter on a helipad, a treehouse. Not sure if they allow tripods in there, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they do.
That sounds awesome, heck till he gets older, I would enjoy that now! I am a big science freak!