3/5/2018 0 Comments Photo 7 ~ Black & WhiteFor my final photo assignment, I decided to go a bit old-fashioned : I collected an assortment of photos from the past 12 weeks and filtered them into black-and-white on Photoshop. In doing this, I found that only one type of black-and-white photo truly appealed to me: those that involved people as the subjects. In still shots of objects and landscapes, color is often the main source of interest and aesthetic. Take that away, and the image seems dull. People, on the other hand, retain their personality, whether showcased in color or not. Aperture: f 3.5 ISO: 80 Shutter Speed: 1/400 Editing: added black-and-white layer, cropped, upped brightness/contrast When choosing photos for this assignment, I had to select shots that I hadn't previously turned in or blogged -- in other words, the photos that weren't my best work. I was concerned about this, yet I ended up pleasantly surprised. The desaturated layer made certain technical issues that had skewed the original colored photo -- such as glare spots and lighting imbalances -- less noticeable. It was, perhaps, the easiest Photoshop tool I've utilized this trimester (although it unfortunately didn't help to mask digital noise).
I also experimented a bit with the "dash of color" technique that I learned last week -- in the photo of my sisters at the playground, I left the binoculars and the monkey bar handle in full, vibrant color. It adds a bit of brightness to the picture, as well as a touch of youth.
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