The Art of Black and White Photography
Ready for a master class in fine art B&W photography? Join Serge Ramelli as he takes you through his workflow for capturing and preparing photos to be included in fine art photo books. The beginning of the class takes a very detailed look at some of his favorite photos from his book on Paris. From there, Serge moves on to a behind the scenes look at some of his top photos from New York. As Serge steps through his post processing workflow using Lightroom Classic, Photoshop, and Aurora HDR, he shares the decisions he made at the time of capture, his approach to basic processing, HDR merging, panorama stitching, noise reduction, and of course, black and white conversions. Be sure to download the practice photos to follow along!
Release Date: 2020-07-30
Lessons
Introduction
Serge introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
Duration: 1 mins 54 seconds
Arc de Triomphe; Part 1
Serge begins by sharing the story behind his favorite Arc de Triomphe photo, and then shares his Lightroom Classic workflow.
Duration: 8 mins 23 seconds
Arc de Triomphe: Part 2
Serge continues sharing his processing of his photos from the Arc D’ Triumph by jumping into his HDR workflow.
Duration: 9 mins 52 seconds
Arc de Triomphe; Part 3
After reviewing his workflow from both Lightroom Classic and Aurora HDR, Serge completes his process for this photo.
Duration: 12 mins 20 seconds
Eiffel Tower Panorama: Part 1
Moving to a new project, Serge delves into his workflow and backstory behind processing this Eiffel Tower panorama.
Duration: 7 mins 12 seconds
Eiffel Tower Panorama: Part 2
With the pano merge complete, Serge takes the photo into Photoshop for the next phase.
Duration: 10 mins 53 seconds
Eiffel Tower Panorama: Part 3
After cleaning up the photo, it is time to convert to B&W.
Duration: 11 mins 18 seconds
Photos from New York
Moving on from Paris, Serge introduces photos from his New York book for the next series of lessons.
Duration: 1 mins 19 seconds
Manhattan Skyline: Part 1
The first image from his New York book is a spectacular view of the Manhattan skyline.
Duration: 6 mins 26 seconds
Manhattan Skyline: Part 2
Serge continues to demonstrate the workflow for processing his Manhattan skyline.
Duration: 6 mins 39 seconds
Manhattan From Above: Part 1
Shooting from a helicopter at night, Serge shares his processing of this special photo.
Duration: 5 mins 16 seconds
Manhattan Bridge From Brooklyn
A classic shot of a classic bridge from an iconic location.
Duration: 10 mins 0 seconds
Manhattan Bridge From Manhattan
Taking advantage of a rainy day, Serge shares his process of this iconic bridge from a different angle.
Duration: 9 mins 27 seconds
Manhattan Bridge From Manhattan: Part 2
In this lesson, Serge completes his B&W processing of the Manhattan Bridge.
Duration: 2 mins 1 seconds
72nd Street Subway Station
Serge wraps up the class by sharing his process with this dramatic B&W photo of the 72nd Street Station.
Duration: 4 mins 0 seconds