7 Amazing Black & White Photographers To Learn Secrets From
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Back in the 80s, when I was starting out working for newspapers, BW was the only choice. In order to get a feel for tones, I got a blue gel filter to look through. It worked very well, robbing the colors in a given scene, and concentrating the eye to shape, light and shadow. After a few days, the lesson was learned. Don't know if this adds to the conversation, but it was a big help to me in the early PJ days.
Thank you. That is a very helpful suggestion. I knew that a blue filter could do that but had forgotten.
Also during the 80s, I learned that lesson in much the same way - except that I mostly used a red filter to get a better grasp on increasing contrast. Stacking the red with a polarizer is a great way to add drama to the sky. Even now with digital, I often shoot with the picture control set to monochrome, and with the various internal contrast filters to give me an idea of how the final image might look.
I can't emphasize enough how much value I get out of these videos. I am truly grateful for your knowledge and your willingness to share.
Michael McKenna is another master of B&W. I love his work.
@9:26 is why I love this channel. Most people would cut it out or record it. Not here, here the photographers and their photography is what's most important, and being authentic when talking about their work really makes this channel an extra type of special
Yousuf Karsh.
Thank you TPE for yet another thoughtful offering.
Infrared black & white images are my favorites. 💛
You're easily becoming one of my favorite people to watch on YT right now. And not just for entertainment but to actually learn something new.
After being bombarded with IG photographers, trying to sell you presets and LUTs, your channel is a fresh change in the right direction...
I love that you focus on the EYE and the SEEING and the LOOKING instead of GEAR/PRESETS.
Keep posting great content like that! It's super valuable and highly appreciated!
9:51 "Anton Corbjin was - or is - a rock"
Amazing
I love Black and White photography, its what my old dad taught me, He used to develop his own and had a little darkroom at home. My dads old job was a printer and he used to also do the lithoplates. Love your videos.
Alan Schaller does some great work with a Leica monochrome. Just more modern and it’s great to see work that future photographer’s might aspire to.
Other great street photographers who shoot B&W: Phil Penman, Peter Turnley, Mark Fearnley, JC Cabral. I believe Peter uses an M10 monochrome as well
Yeah, Schaller's work is really fantastic! His use of light and shadow in his street photography is brilliant and reminds me a lot of Fan Ho's work. I've only seen his stuff on Instagram though. Does he have any monographs or anything in print?
Only thing that bothers me is the white outlets in is insta grids it makes it uncomfortable to watch
@@praveenp1369 lol, I usually post with a white border, it helps me keep the aspect ratio of my photo without Instagram cropping it. Instagram is just not good for photographers haha
I love his work too. Modern Fan Ho..❤❤❤
Thank you again. I always learn so much from you videos that give real useful and extremely valuable information on how to improve ourselves.
I did a recent self project of shooting in Black and White. Black and White allows me to bring out the textures of an object, as well as the light and shadow.
This time of the year has strong light and shadow, which is great for Black and White imagery.
Thanks for sharing a great video!
Excellent piece! I started out shooting both color (Kodachrome) and Tri-X back in the late 1970's. Once I started delving more into b&w with the books of Ansel Adams, I knew that is the way I wanted to go. While Adams got my thrill of b&w started with his books, it was the subject matter of HCB that inspired my desire to hopefully, one day, be a newspaper shooter. I did finally achieve that goal after a successful career in electronics and engineering raising a family but I have to say that working for a small town weekly newspaper that showcased photography was the highlight of my working career. All of the prints I have personally made, either digitally or in the wet darkroom, have been b&w and, having sold all my digital pro gear, I am enjoying relearning the Sunny 16 rule with Tri-X in a vintage Yashica Electro35 GS.
Love your channel and will continue to revisit each time you post. Thanks for taking the time to put together something more than gear talks!
I’d love to see more videos about black and white on this channel
I just discovered You Chanel and it's my favorite after watching literally 3 videos.
If you've been catching up on Expressive Photography videos, you know how much Alister talks about contrast and luminosity. That's what monochrome is all about. I mainly shoot landscapes in color, but I've shot more B&W this year than ever before and I plan to use more monochrome in my work.
The easiest way for me to "see in black and white" is to take off my glasses and squint. Forms become indistinct and colors become muted, but contrast and luminosity become more evident.
Monochrome (black & white I assume) is not all about contrast and luminosity, unless you're referring to just the print quality.
In addition to the aforementioned greats I applaud and acknowledge two great sources of inspiration: James Vanderzee and Jane Bown who pulled me out of the ennui I was experiencing when I felt I had no focus or purpose in photography.
Excellent post. Thanks. Having a firm understanding of “visual hierarchy” is very helpful in working between color and BW. As you mentioned we can remove color to “smush” things together where color might have separated them. Or we can remove color and focus on contrast or texture to separate things that would have melded together in color. Not understanding how color/BW interact with visual hierarchy is, I think, a main cause of some photographers being disappointed in their BW conversions. Something else to keep in mind is that BW and color are not at odds with one another photographically. They carry no relative weight or value against one another and are simply distinct ways of seeing or showing with images. Be careful not to fall into the trap of believing a BW conversion is simply a way to revive or enhance an otherwise mediocre color image.
I'm other words garbage in, garbage out. The cinematographers of the before color era tended to be far more skilled in their command of their craft than those who followed with color, which sort of homogenizes an image. Using B & W and the power of shadows and the contrasts of light in and of itself lent depth, emotion and character to a scene that, in the hands of a master, could almost exponentially increase its artistic impact and significance.
Fan Ho has long been my favourite. Some people in the past have pointed out that his photography was dramatically staged (it was - he was also a film director) and therefore it was somehow 'fake'. But, for me, the main difference between him and Ansell Adams is that the content of Adams' photos moved infinitesimally slowly compared to that of Fan Ho. So the latter found a good way to slow his content down. Other than that, they are both great examples of how to capture the luminance in a scene to its best advantage. And I think that their approaches to photography are applicable across the board, no matter what style or genre one shoots.
a majority of famous "candid" shots were staged.....Eventually people will stop lying about it and accept it. lol.
This was just fantastic. Outstanding content for those who want to take it to the next level.
You can use liveview on your camera to see what the scene will look like in b&w. On Nikon you can also create your own color b&w profiles to simulate high/low contrast film, or add a red color filter etc (Picture Control Utility). This can be useful when looking for a composition when out in the field, in PS/Lightroom you can tweak the settings to your liking.
Thanks for the excellent video!
In addition to fine tuning the monochrome picture control in camera, I also adjust the white balance manually (either in camera or in post) to give me yet another means of contrast control. I found that lowering the color temperature can nearly replicate the effect of a polarizer on a blue sky when used along with either red or orange filtering.
Thank you for another excellent presentation. Totally agree about Adams. The key to his method was not in the exposure/developing/printing. It was in the pre-visualization. He decided ahead of time the outcome he wanted and used his technical skill to achieve it.
Another quality and interesting video - such a great channel.
I first discovered Anton when I picked up the U2 album Joshua Tree. I fell in love with his tonal range and the gritty look of his work. When I worked with film I tried so hard to emulate that look with different exposures and development techniques. I did come out with my own style which has shown up in my digital work.
Thanks for the post. It makes me want to go back to 35mm black and white film and processing.
Thank you so much for this video. I love the sample pictures in it. It shows how much diverse can B&W be.
Have you ever imagined, if you would, what a photograph of a soul would look like. Excuse the macabre nature of that thought, but to me, that is what Black & White is so good at. It peals back the layers of the onion to reveal the basic elements of your subject. Fantastic video….very insightful…Thank you
I love the Acros preset on Fuji. The issue is so many people just black and white think it’s a cheesy filter selected.
I have tweaked the settings slightly using some one else “recipe” and LOVE shooting black and white straight out the camera!
@@secondstage4272 All the Fuji sensors handle B&W very well. Even the pre-Acros sensors (XTrans 1 and 2) take great B&W's with the BWr preset. The XRro1 is a terrific camera for B&W. Makes you wonder if you need to spend $12,000 on a monochrome-only camera in fact.
My favorite Black and White photographers are for sure Jacob Aue Sobol and Daidō Moriyama. I learned about their work in college and I even met Jacob Aue Sobol in person at Paris Photo as we had an excursion with our lecturer.
Danke, Thank you for talking about 'black & white' photography..............I prefer to shoot mostly in this way, as it fore fills my love of photography in a way colour can not do. I enjoy your RUclips videos. Keep shooting. Phil...🦊📷
I only just caught the last couple of minutes of the premiere and had to go back to the beginning to get the context for everything :-). You always lay your thoughts out in a way that builds and is easy to follow and understand. B&W is near and dear to my heart. It was what my father gave me to start out with ( I won't say how long ago that was because it is long ago). Not sure if that had an influence on my preferences over the years but when I went to digital I continued to shoot many images with the intent of turning them B&W in post. Now with mirrorless cameras you get to see B&W through the camera too which is amazing! Just over a year ago I began shooting film again and my choice was B&W. It has grown into a bit of an obsession to the point where if I load a roll of colour film I can't decide on what to shoot LoL! Strangely, I don't have that issue if I am shooting digital. Shooting B&W so much has really taught me to focus (just like you said) on shape, form, light, shadow, and contrast. Even scenes that most would think should be photographed in colour can be rendered in a very interesting and unexpected way in B&W - recently I photographed a forest scene in autumn colour on B&W film and I love the result! Thanks for doing what you do! I look forward to all of your videos!
I found you channel today, and so far, I have found tons of inspiration. Thanks a lot for this wonderful explanation!
Great selection of photographers - and your usual insightful commentary. Many thanks, Alex.
I love Black & WHITE.
This is one of the best RUclips recommendations I've gotten in quite a while... Fantastic video, thank you!
Thank you, Alex! You are genius of teaching!
Loved this post. Thank you for sharing your valuable insights ❤️✌🏼
As usual, THANKS for all your posts !
Excellent presentation!
A year ago I bought and now shoot exclusively with a Leica Q2 Monochrom: it removes the prejudice of color. I now seem to see the world in shapes of light vs colors of light.
Thank you so much for this channel. Narration is fantastic with great voice.
Great article and wonderful examples for explaining your points
Your channel is a real gem! Thank you so much for the insights.
Wow! I always thought fan ho was the king but that second photographer Sebastiao his work is epic!!!!! 🔥🔥
subscribed cos you explained so well and calming
Great episode (again), thank you so much!
Great video, thanks for sharing your knowledge 👌🏻
Brilliant video thanks!!
Great video. I always make time for mono images and still love the art. Your videos are immensely valuable and add breadth.
Beautiful choices!!!!
Thanks Alex really enjoyed this video.
Always a relevant video! Thanks.
As someone who typically works in black and white, your points are sound! Someone else in the comments mentioned Alan Schaller - excellent photographer! David Yarrow also comes to mind. Salgado is perhaps one of my favorites alongside Paul Strand and Ansel/Edward Weston.
Excellent video! It is always encouraging to hear more about black and white photography!
Another mind-blowing video, thanks mate. I have been fascinated by B&W and low key photography since I was a little boy. Shadows and highlights...
Thank you for the video lesson. 🙂
Terrific video. Over the last year, I have been doing more and more black and white photography. Everything you discussed is something I need to practice to get better. Thanks.
As usual, great video.
This gave me some helpful new perspectives on the benefits of and techniques for black and white photography, and the examples are wonderful. "Epic" is a perfect description for Sebastiao Salgado's work; he's one of my favorite photographers.
Thank you.
Very powerful, ever so relevant, well presented. Thank you Alex.
I have followed many of these photographers, thanks for putting together this epic video.
Great photography Video.
No one could explain B/W Photography in such an appropiate and detailed manner. Thank you very much!
A good way to start to see in BW are the mirrorless cameras. Personally I use Fujifilm for that and created a "reciept" in camera that gives.me a JPG the way I like it. I always shoot in JPG+RAW but by being able to create a "formula" for BW in the camera helps a lot for both looking at the scene in BW but also reduces the PP requirement on a great degree.
a better way to start to see in Black and White is to shoot film. the process of shooting film will get you into actually seeing in Black and White better than any other process.
@@orion7741 been there done that in the 90’s. Have better ways to spend my money. Like travel. ;) spending money on film, developers, scanning and even printing was something I did for quite some time.
As inspirational as Ansel Adams was (is) to photography, he might debate your opening statement that great B&W photography doesn’t come from the processing of the image. In his case, it most certainly did as his most famous images in original form look nothing like the final product. He was a master of the chemical process and truly advanced the work in the darkroom to achieve what we all appreciate in his images. Just tour the Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite to learn more about the depth of his darkroom technique and how his images evolved in processing...most people would be amazing at looking at a ‘before and after’ of one of his famous images. He was well ahead of his time in that area and this is not to take anything away from amazing composition and storytelling abilities which are superior in many ways.
Thanks Alex, just another inspiring video. Usually I only do black and white conversions for my infrared photography, but tonight I may go out with my standard camera and shoot some flowers, trees, landscape, whatever I can find. Thanks again
Thanks for watching
Thank you . Bravo.
Another wonderful video! Thank you for your perspective
black & white photography is like listening with your eyes
Thank you a helpful and enjoyable video. I have wrestled with black and white hotography for decades and never quite settled with it. My eyesight is unusually sensitive and colours pop out everywhere, the way my brain processes sight is unusual which is one reason photogrphy is so interesting to me, I see more colour than most people. I have been trying for so long to see past colours into tones and record them. I am also synesthesic and for me colours have a taste giving them more power, the absence of colour does not taste meaning I have to rely on sight only which is a strange thing to me. Your video has given me something else to use to get beyond colour and taste into tones.
Thank you, very informative.
Inspiring Video, Thankx ! .....
Very inspiring. I already an starting to apply some of these ideas to my images from this past weekend. Thank you
Thank you so much for this video. Fantastic.. I start shooting in black and white and this video is so helpful. ❤❤❤❤
I love black and white, and I know there are loads of photographers who I could have included here.
Who is your favourite that wasn't featured?
Me !!!
Alexey Titarenko. A Russian photographer who does amazing black and white photography, City Of Shadows is a wonderful book.
Ray Metzker, Matt Black, Trent Parke, Michael Kenna, knox bertie, Abbas, lee friedlander, Sergio Lauren, Lartigue and many more maybe future episodes 👍❤️
Some great tips and suggestions there.
Like, like and like. What a great video. Thank you!
Enjoyed the video. I enjoy dabbling in black and white once in a while, when I was taking photography courses, we were only allowed to shoot black and white except on rare occasions. Ansel Adams is among my favorite photographers, I really get a lot of inspiration from his work. His work is also featured in that book 'Timeless Images by Arizona Highways' that I mentioned a few videos back. I really like looking at his landscape work.
Top quality presentation and theme discussion
Thank you.
RS. Canada
Really cool thanks
Good stuff!!!
A really useful video. Thank you...
Thanks
An interesting discussion on B&W. Have saved for future reference ... you might have got me my next photo project. Thank you as always for such excellent and thoughtful content.
I end up editing a lot of my photos to b&w. It started when I tried out a tip I got about how to decide if an image is worth keeping. The idea was to try every photo in b&w when editing. If it doesen´t work stripped of coulors it´s missing something in composition. So I went through with this for a long time and found myself converting fewer and fewer images back to colour.
Well done my man.
Fabulous. I like the comment that b/w photos turn a subject into a sculpture.
I’m actually completely colour blind, and completely relate to this. Colour has zero influence on what I shoot, it’s merely about light and dark and what shapes/lines are created.
Thank you
I have just started watching your channel and although all the content is very worthwhile I found this offering of special interest as I use B&W often. Using a monotone screen on the camera has aided me not only in B&W but also in color (sorry, colour). I do agree with the points you make but I felt there was particular point that might have been unintentionally a bit limiting. To see the photo in B&W is, of course, desired. Yet to develop that skill I have found that post-processing color images to B&W aided me in developing the "eye," to learn what works and what does not. Also, I would like to mention, Jeremy Walker from your side of pond as a very good B&W photographer.
Unfortunateley great photography is no longer widely appreciated, especially on social media where everyone is an expert.
5:45 = best photo I've seen in my life. I'm blown away
Thank you for this video
I would also say Alan Schaller is very interesting to look at when it comes to black and white photography
Great info.
For sure it is easier to compose a shot in B+W than colour, ie a strong red in the wrong place is going to drag your eye to it If you look at some of the minimalistic colour work of Franco Fontana or the work of Maarten Rots then colour adds to it. As you said it is wise to see in B+W which is great on EVFs as you just switch it to mono and with various film sims and custom settings you get a good idea of the end result.
Thank you. 👍📷😎
Bravo , Lovely Video ...
When I shoot digital (I shoot mainly b&w film), I set my evf to monochrome. It allows me to see what the image will look like and not be distracted by colors. I shoot in RAW so I can still play with RGB sensitivity and balance in the final b&w image.
Still love your videos. The links you provide are also very educational and informative. The links YOU provide also show that your videos are about photography, about us and not about you. You are the least unselfish RUclipsr I have ever seen and I am very grateful and thankful for finding your channel.
Love this video. I have been drawn to shooting (early film efforts) to current digital B&W. I find myself having to stop from changing my color photos to BW.
I realized during this video Re: Black and White photography that for 6 years; while working as a Coppersmith at a Shipyard, I lived in a black and white world every day due to the nature of the industrial environment of Naval ship construction (poor lighting, cramped spaces,no windows,large plate steel surroundings) .
Let’s change some words here. It’s not B&W or monochrome. It’s luminosity which is being recorded, and through doing so it forms the skeleton over which is draped the flesh of colour, otherwise known as chroma. It is possible to train one’s eyes to see simultaneously in both luminosity and chroma. It is possible to add and subtract colour to drape a monochrome scene and make it look convincing in colour, but you need a great monochrome image to start with. I love all the photographers you have shown, but my favourite is Sebastian Salgado who really understands this.
Very interesting. So how do we train our eyes (or should it be brain) to see luminosity and chroma simultaneously? Are there any techniques or exercises which one can use to help achieve this? Sebastiao Salgado's photography is absolutely breathtaking isn’t it.
@@anthonybailey7628 we are attuned immediately to subtle changes in luminosity, whereas with changes in colour they seem to sneak up on us gradually before we finally take notice. This is why I talk about luminosity as the skeleton upon which the flesh of colour is draped; the skeleton lasting considerably longer. So, when composing in monochrome/B&W/luminosity - ignore individual colours other than being an adjacent tone to another colour as a tone. It also helps to visualise luminosity by setting a digital camera’s electronic viewfinder to B&W.
There is a lot to say about this subject. You managed to say most of it in this short video. Thanks for making the case for BW photography!
informative content.