Unlocking the Secrets of the Black and White Masters: Classic Techniques for Creating Black and White Images
Learn how to create amazing and dramatic black and white photos in Lightroom! Join Serge Ramelli as he pays homage to the masters of B&W photography by teaching you his tips and tricks for creating compelling B&W photos. Serge shares his techniques for dodging and burning, working with high key B&W, creative uses for panoramic merging, converting high ISO images, creating and applying presets to save time, and so much more. Serge shares some of his own Lightroom presets to get you started.
Release Date: 2018-12-06
Lessons
Introduction
Join Serge as he introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
Duration: 1 mins 44 seconds
Dodging and Burning in Lightroom
Following a look at some of the techniques used by Ansel Adams in the darkroom, Serge shares how to achieve similar effects using Lightroom.
Duration: 13 mins 27 seconds
Using Settings from One Photo On Another
Once you’ve converted a photo to B&W you can use those settings as the starting place for converting another photo from the same shoot.
Duration: 11 mins 52 seconds
Extreme Long Exposure
In this example, Serge demonstrates a technique for a high key B&W.
Duration: 6 mins 34 seconds
High ISO B&W Conversion
Sometimes you just need to shoot at a high ISO, but that can be a great starting place for a B&W conversion.
Duration: 9 mins 6 seconds
Panoramic Options
Panoramas can also be great candidates for conversion to B&W.
Duration: 7 mins 7 seconds
Creating Presets
Creating presets can really speed up your B&W conversions.
Duration: 7 mins 34 seconds
Using Presets
Now that you’ve created presets you can put them to use in your workflow.
Duration: 11 mins 16 seconds
Installing Presets and Closing Tips
Serge shares his presets and shows how to install them.
Duration: 2 mins 11 seconds