Black & White Fine Art Architectural Photography
Learn a fun technique for creating B&W fine art architectural photographs with Scott Kelby! In this class Scott goes through the essential gear you’ll need and the shooting setup to capture the starting photos, but the key to this technique is in the post processing you’ll do in Photoshop to create this dynamic look. There’s only four basic steps, and Scott gives you everything you’ll need to get started doing this right away. From converting to B&W to a variety of techniques for making selections, Scott gives you the foundational skills you need, then he wraps up the class with a start to finish project to help you see how it all comes together. He even provides practice files you can download and follow along.
Release Date: 2019-09-06
Lessons
Introduction
Scott introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
Duration: 2 mins 49 seconds
Essential Gear
Learn the gear you need to get in the game.
Duration: 5 mins 48 seconds
How to Compose the Shots
Scott shares the steps you need to compose the shot and capture the image.
Duration: 5 mins 14 seconds
DSLR: Long Exposure
Learn how to set up for a long exposure shot with your DSLR.
Duration: 7 mins 39 seconds
Mirrorless: Long Exposure
Learn how to set up for a long exposure shot with your mirrorless camera.
Duration: 4 mins 2 seconds
Converting to B&W
The first step in the post processing is converting to B&W in Camera Raw.
Duration: 3 mins 37 seconds
Making Selections of Buildings: Part 1
In this lesson Scott covers the easy ways to select the buildings in your photos.
Duration: 6 mins 33 seconds
Making Selections of Buildings: Part 2
Scott works through additional methods for selecting the buildings in Photoshop.
Duration: 6 mins 16 seconds
Making Selections of Buildings: Part 3
The last method Scott demonstrates is making a selection with the Pen tool.
Duration: 9 mins 2 seconds
Adding the Black Sky and Beam of Light
With various selection tools under your belt, learn how Scott takes the building from its background, puts it on black, and adds a beam of light.
Duration: 7 mins 32 seconds
Adding Clouds
Clouds are the next element to add to the project, which gives it the look of a long exposure photograph.
Duration: 3 mins 51 seconds
Finishing Moves
The last step in the process is a finishing move that involves sharpening the image then adding some blur to create a glow effect.
Duration: 2 mins 15 seconds
Applying Motion Blur to Existing Clouds
If you already have clouds in your photo you can use Photoshop to apply a motion blur and make the photo look like a long exposure.
Duration: 5 mins 53 seconds
Fine Tuning at the End
It is always worth the time to take one last look at your final photo and fine tune any issues you see that could make the image a little stronger.
Duration: 2 mins 6 seconds
Start to Finish Projects
Scott wraps up the class with some start to finish projects so you can see how it all comes together.
Duration: 19 mins 11 seconds