A few of you have jumped on and pointed out that if you shoot in RAW, even if you are shooting BW you will retain all the colour info. Of course you're right, and I hope these tips help you. I think the question came from an Instagrammer who is likely shooting in jpg, so the answer is geared towards those who don't shoot RAW for Instagram. I'm actually one of them. I only have a 16GB iPhone which always seems to be too full, so shooting and editing jpg from my X100 is a workflow which works well for me. RAW is saved for my professional work.
Sean Tucker i have been using snapseed for like, 8 months, but never knew i could have so much control using colour sliders. Beautiful and easy explanation. Now i understand the hsl slider use. Thank you!
This video opened the door to a whole new B&W view for me that I never knew existed. At least that gave me the confidence to where I could create it. Thank you so much
I keep going back to this video. Simply: THANK YOU!! I had the pleasure to start shooting with a real red filter... That really taught me how to handle it. So much easier now
Hi there .... great video. Not sure if anyone else has pointed this out to you but in SnapSeed you do have slider control on the black and white colour filters. Just choose the filter and then move your finger left or right on the image. Thanks again, great info!
Thanks, Sean. I've always wanted to learn how to properly use the black and white tools in Snapseed to create dramatic black and white shots from colour photos. Your tutorial made a lot of sense.
Honestly, you are so right about quality. I mean you are my favourite photography youtuber. You don't upload often, but every video feels like a work of art. Exquisite content. Love it!!!
Interesting . I tend to use Snapseed to achieve similar effects . Both appear great tools and invaluable for most of us processing our digital images and posting them on social media or producing photo books. Thanks for showing us your processes
I enjoyed the video and learning about Darkroom; I use Snapseed on my iphone as well. As always your video is well produced and pleasing. Your artful and philosophical discussions about photography, printing, creativity is your strongest card; I hope you will continue inspiring your viewers with your gift. Didn't mind the ad; may look at Squarespace today! Thank you for all you do.
Hey Sean! Excellent info! You're fascinated by cine so you probably know this... You mentioned that they used to use colour filters in black n white photography. Back in the Black & White MOVIE days, they used to use red filters in order to mimic NIGHTTIME scenes while actually shooting during daytime. This allowed actors and crew to still see what the heck they were doing AND to NOT have the film end up too grainy. John Ford used this technique a lot in his B&W westerns. So, with playing with red sliders AND exposure, one can mimic (a bit) nighttime shots taken during daytime. This process has the name "day for night". (Once they started switching to colour film they scrambled to use new techniques, like using tungsten film in daylight, lowering exposure and using blue filters... but that's a different subject.)
If you're interested in that you should check out the recent film ,'The Lighthouse' where they used a cyan filter to turn red hues dark, making the skin grainy and craggy, and turning blood as black as oil. Very clever stuff.
@@seantuck OH MY GAWD, Sean... I'd seen the trailer last fall and when I realized that Defoe was the dark face (SO ortho!) I was staring at I thought "I've GOT to see this" but then before I knew it a few months had passed and COVID happened! Welp... sure enough, I've GOT to find it and watch it!!! I LOVE old Hollywood hard, incandescent lighting. And, looking at the trailer again NOW, you're right... the tones, the grain and the ortho look are gorgeous! BTW... google the heck out of "Saturday Night at the Movies" hosted by "Elwy Yost". This is what I watched every Saturday all through my impressionable teens. When other people shy away from "old, boring, colourless Black & White" I'll be there! I grew up with "A Christmas Carol" (Alastair Sim version) in B&W. When the colourized version came along, I HAD to turn down the colour in order to watch it! LOL Cheers!
Great vid as always. Keep up the fantastic work. Would love to see you colour process. Also, how about a discussion or commentary on photos/artists you like? Famous or not well known it doesn't matterI. I imagine your style, honesty and thoughtfulness would work a treat with your audience.
Fantastic video tutorial Sean. I am really into my black and white images lately and although I have a similar workflow you have given me some extra tips which I'm sure will help my edits. Really enjoyed this video, thank you again!
I haven't finished watching the vid but this ish is flippin awesome Sean! Thanks!
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Great video, sir. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and revealing the true potential of these apps. I've never thought I could use Snapseed more precisely than just using its filters. Quite helpful!
I use the curves from Snapseed on android, works fine! Was waiting for this one by the way, great video and nice squarespace add, not annoying at all, simple as your usual style ☺
I'd really love to see how you process colors! So please make another tutorial like this for the color version. Love this video so much, simple yet informative! Keep up your work, Sean!
Thanks for these wonderfully useful techniques. Gave me a lot more understanding in 10 minutes than I've had in years of casually editing with digital tools. I'd also love to see a video on color grading techniques. Hope there's enough interest for that.
Great, very clear, concise and helpful video. Yes, please, please do one on color processing as well - especially the aspect of keeping consistency you've mentioned is really interesting for me. I usually end up with results I like (using Snapseed), but they are not all that consistent. Thanks!
Sean love your tutorial style so a tutorial on colour grading would be great - especially in lightroom. I also want to know whether it is worth paying for colour presets and how easy is it to make your own?
Another exceptional video thanks Sean! Yes please, of course we'd love to see your color editing process! Your incredible eye for composition is something I'd love to hear about too, how you go from walking around the streets to framing up - that part of the process. I've been walking around a lot looking for photo opportunities, even more since you suggested in a video to walk more and ride less - and sometimes I see something cool but can't seem to get the right fit in the frame like you would. Keep up the great work!
I am just playing around with lightroom and sliding back saturation and then trying to use HSL sliders has no effect, however clicking B & W and then using the HSL sliders works the same as shown with the app here, this is in raw by the way and as is already said, all colour info is retained....enjoyed the tips given in this vid.......thanks Sean.
Thanks for the tips, Sean! I love the creative color (or lack of) and compositions of your videos. The way you did the iPhone shots with the color, zoomed in view on the right and you yourself doing the actions on the left is just awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Sean that's been really useful advice. Not used Darkroom before but I'm now a little more wiser. 👍for a colour tutorial when you get time to produce one.
My apologies. Lying flat on my back, with a fractured spine, navigating my computer is a tad challenging. But your videos are inspiring me to improve my skills as soon as I recover.
Cool that you used Snapseed too as that's what i edit all my phone photos with (I'm doing the 365 project so i'm shooting everything digital on my phone, as i predominately shoot film) and i sometimes miss the "punch" in black and white.
Hello, I am curious about one thing. How do you edit your images(colour and BW) so that they have that clean look. It is hard to describe, but they look so crystal clear and sharp. Amazing.
Really enjoying Sean's tutorials, very clear and concise explanations. I am looking to move on from iPhone photography to something that offers more opportunity for control and creativity. To that end have recently bought a GR3 which I am gradually (and I mean gradually) getting to grips with via RUclips clips, especially Sean's. Any opinions on whether I should shoot RAW from the off or start out with JPEG and move to RAW as my abilities with the GR3 (hopefully) improve?
A few of you have jumped on and pointed out that if you shoot in RAW, even if you are shooting BW you will retain all the colour info. Of course you're right, and I hope these tips help you. I think the question came from an Instagrammer who is likely shooting in jpg, so the answer is geared towards those who don't shoot RAW for Instagram. I'm actually one of them. I only have a 16GB iPhone which always seems to be too full, so shooting and editing jpg from my X100 is a workflow which works well for me. RAW is saved for my professional work.
Sean Tucker Thank you. :)
Sean Tucker i have been using snapseed for like, 8 months, but never knew i could have so much control using colour sliders. Beautiful and easy explanation. Now i understand the hsl slider use. Thank you!
Sean Tucker well... You know in Fuji you can shoot and keep both raw and the bw JPEG.
Stelios Kapet yes mate. I know. Thanks.
wow
This video opened the door to a whole new B&W view for me that I never knew existed. At least that gave me the confidence to where I could create it. Thank you so much
I keep going back to this video. Simply: THANK YOU!! I had the pleasure to start shooting with a real red filter... That really taught me how to handle it. So much easier now
Hi there .... great video. Not sure if anyone else has pointed this out to you but in SnapSeed you do have slider control on the black and white colour filters. Just choose the filter and then move your finger left or right on the image.
Thanks again, great info!
Thanks, Sean. I've always wanted to learn how to properly use the black and white tools in Snapseed to create dramatic black and white shots from colour photos. Your tutorial made a lot of sense.
Listening to you explaining something, whatever, is always a delight.
And your videos and photos are great of course.
Thanks Sean. Great video.
Honestly, you are so right about quality. I mean you are my favourite photography youtuber. You don't upload often, but every video feels like a work of art. Exquisite content. Love it!!!
The more I see your pictures and videos more i love your work! Very professional. Congratulations
Hi Sean. Yes, a colours tutorial would be very welcome. Thanks and keep up the good work.
Just a beautiful channel. So happy to have found this.
Welcome:)
Thank you for the video Sean. You have a very natural way of explaining things and I can tell you have a passion for photography.
I have learned more in this short video than many other tutorials for both applications. Thank you.
This is the best black and white tutorial I've ever watched😍😍
Interesting . I tend to use Snapseed to achieve similar effects . Both appear great tools and invaluable for most of us processing our digital images and posting them on social media or producing photo books. Thanks for showing us your processes
Immensely helpful video at how to make great black and white photos. Thanks Sean.
Love how you explain everything in detail. Makes a novice like myself keen to try these techniques
You're killing it with your channel! Love the calm demeanour and clear guidance. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and passion! 👍
Killing it! Super cool! Super excited! Bro! Heads up! Pro tip! Hack! Peace! 100%! Super pumped! Killing it! Smashing it! Bro! Yo!
Hi Sean, thank you for a great video on black and white. Clear, concise, demonstrative. You set a high standard for accessible instructional videos.
You´ve helped me so much to understand how to edit more than use presets. Thank you!
Thank you for this tutorial, it has increased my understanding of how to use curves.
Just recently started watching this guy's channel and I'm liking it more and more
cheers
Another of your concise video, Sean. Its more clear to me what to do to make images pop out. Thank you so much!
I enjoyed the video and learning about Darkroom; I use Snapseed on my iphone as well. As always your video is well produced and pleasing. Your artful and philosophical discussions about photography, printing, creativity is your strongest card; I hope you will continue inspiring your viewers with your gift. Didn't mind the ad; may look at Squarespace today! Thank you for all you do.
Hey Sean! Excellent info! You're fascinated by cine so you probably know this... You mentioned that they used to use colour filters in black n white photography. Back in the Black & White MOVIE days, they used to use red filters in order to mimic NIGHTTIME scenes while actually shooting during daytime. This allowed actors and crew to still see what the heck they were doing AND to NOT have the film end up too grainy. John Ford used this technique a lot in his B&W westerns. So, with playing with red sliders AND exposure, one can mimic (a bit) nighttime shots taken during daytime. This process has the name "day for night". (Once they started switching to colour film they scrambled to use new techniques, like using tungsten film in daylight, lowering exposure and using blue filters... but that's a different subject.)
If you're interested in that you should check out the recent film ,'The Lighthouse' where they used a cyan filter to turn red hues dark, making the skin grainy and craggy, and turning blood as black as oil. Very clever stuff.
@@seantuck OH MY GAWD, Sean... I'd seen the trailer last fall and when I realized that Defoe was the dark face (SO ortho!) I was staring at I thought "I've GOT to see this" but then before I knew it a few months had passed and COVID happened! Welp... sure enough, I've GOT to find it and watch it!!!
I LOVE old Hollywood hard, incandescent lighting. And, looking at the trailer again NOW, you're right... the tones, the grain and the ortho look are gorgeous!
BTW... google the heck out of "Saturday Night at the Movies" hosted by "Elwy Yost". This is what I watched every Saturday all through my impressionable teens. When other people shy away from "old, boring, colourless Black & White" I'll be there!
I grew up with "A Christmas Carol" (Alastair Sim version) in B&W. When the colourized version came along, I HAD to turn down the colour in order to watch it! LOL
Cheers!
Great vid as always. Keep up the fantastic work. Would love to see you colour process. Also, how about a discussion or commentary on photos/artists you like? Famous or not well known it doesn't matterI. I imagine your style, honesty and thoughtfulness would work a treat with your audience.
Very nicely done, Sean. Well explained with clear, easy to comprehend examples. 5 Stars!
Fantastic video tutorial Sean.
I am really into my black and white images lately and although I have a similar workflow you have given me some extra tips which I'm sure will help my edits.
Really enjoyed this video, thank you again!
You are an excellent teacher, Sean! I am enjoying your videos and yes...would love a video on color processing.
It’s there waiting for you to watch:)
I haven't finished watching the vid but this ish is flippin awesome Sean! Thanks!
Great video, sir. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and revealing the true potential of these apps. I've never thought I could use Snapseed more precisely than just using its filters. Quite helpful!
I use the curves from Snapseed on android, works fine!
Was waiting for this one by the way, great video and nice squarespace add, not annoying at all, simple as your usual style ☺
Thanks Alice.
This was an excellent tutorial... used it with snapseed.... great help thank you.
Fantastic tutorial on black and white. Thank you
Your video is very helpful! Thank you so much! From a hobby photographer from South Korea
Great information that I can use on my photography journey. I watched this video twice.
I'd really love to see how you process colors!
So please make another tutorial like this for the color version.
Love this video so much, simple yet informative! Keep up your work, Sean!
The colour video has been up for over a year. Did you check? Go watch it.
Thanks for these wonderfully useful techniques. Gave me a lot more understanding in 10 minutes than I've had in years of casually editing with digital tools.
I'd also love to see a video on color grading techniques. Hope there's enough interest for that.
Thanks for this Sean - have been working with tone curves but the subtle difference the HSL makes will take it to the next level. 👏
Great, very clear, concise and helpful video.
Yes, please, please do one on color processing as well - especially the aspect of keeping consistency you've mentioned is really interesting for me. I usually end up with results I like (using Snapseed), but they are not all that consistent. Thanks!
I m kinda late to know this tips! Thanks seantuck!
Your videos are my favorite instructional videos. Thanks so much!
Excellent video Sean, both educationally and visually. Yes, i would really like to see your workflow with colour photos.
Keep up your inspiring work.
Very helpful video! I've whatched a few other videos on the same topic, but here I learnt the most!
Just began using Darkroom and making B&W per your video. App very intuitive! Thanks!
Really enjoying your videos becoming obsessed with how you achieve such great contrast and shadows this video was awesome more please cheers michael
Sean love your tutorial style so a tutorial on colour grading would be great - especially in lightroom. I also want to know whether it is worth paying for colour presets and how easy is it to make your own?
Thank you so much for this video Sean. Much appreciated and beautifully done !
Another exceptional video thanks Sean!
Yes please, of course we'd love to see your color editing process!
Your incredible eye for composition is something I'd love to hear about too, how you go from walking around the streets to framing up - that part of the process. I've been walking around a lot looking for photo opportunities, even more since you suggested in a video to walk more and ride less - and sometimes I see something cool but can't seem to get the right fit in the frame like you would.
Keep up the great work!
I am just playing around with lightroom and sliding back saturation and then trying to use HSL sliders has no effect, however clicking B & W and then using the HSL sliders works the same as shown with the app here, this is in raw by the way and as is already said, all colour info is retained....enjoyed the tips given in this vid.......thanks Sean.
thanks man! I had the same problem :)
Kasper Habtie pleased that I have been able to help
I just learn this idea and I'm taking Amazing black and white photographs just on my Track phone!👍🙂
Thanks for the tips, Sean! I love the creative color (or lack of) and compositions of your videos. The way you did the iPhone shots with the color, zoomed in view on the right and you yourself doing the actions on the left is just awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Enjoy the instruction but also like your filming style! Well done.
Gavin J McGrath couldn't agree more
Great video Sean and thanks for the information and I would dearly love to see your colour processing too.
Thanks Sean that's been really useful advice. Not used Darkroom before but I'm now a little more wiser.
👍for a colour tutorial when you get time to produce one.
Great channel Sean, by far one of my favourites on RUclips
Such a helpful video! Thanks Sean, I'd defo like to see a colour grading tutorial next.
Very nice pictures from Warsaw. 😉👍👍👍👍👍
Love your channel, man! Thank you for sharing your talent to the world!
Anyone else almost immediately download Darkroom? Reply 👍 if you tried these techniques! Thanks for the awesome tips Sean!
I would like to see a video on your color grading workflow. I'm wondering if any of these same b&w techniques would have a similar effect?
I second that. :)
You are a Genius Sean.
Thank you for this tutorial Sean! It is quite helpful and I'm bookmarking it for reference as I attempt to apply the effects you've suggested.
You are nothing fantastic, love all if your videos, perspective, talent and delivery, thankyou
Excellent, as always! Thanks for you consistently great work and content!
Thanks for sharing your tips. I think I learned something things... great.
My apologies. Lying flat on my back, with a fractured spine, navigating my computer is a tad challenging. But your videos are inspiring me to improve my skills as soon as I recover.
That's great to hear. Get well soon!
Lovely tips for editing B&W images. Great video as always, Sean!
Would love to see your colour editing tips Sean
Thanks, I just got Snapseed. The tips are very informative.
Very very helpful. Thank you Sean!
Love your videos. Very genuine and always helpful. Thanks so much.
6:04 thanks for not removing the blubbing ❤
It feels real
Thanks, very practical as ever, with clear explanation
Cool that you used Snapseed too as that's what i edit all my phone photos with (I'm doing the 365 project so i'm shooting everything digital on my phone, as i predominately shoot film) and i sometimes miss the "punch" in black and white.
Love your videos Sean! I find them very inspiring and of course this one is no exception. Would be awesome to see a colour tutorial! Thanks heaps!!!
I have been watching your videos, about editing and I find them really enlightening! Thank you very much
Thanks for the tips. I use Snapseed.
Thanks for sharing! Love the new Q&A approach! Can't wait for your workshops!! Some coming in Austria I hope! 😆
A great video Sean with some great tips, thanks buddy. Tony
Another great video, look forward to something about colour!
Easy and powerful. Thanks Sean.
Masterclass Tutorial and the price is right! Thanks Sean! :)
Great chanel! Love the mood, quality content. Greetings from Warsaw, Poland (I've seen you visited us lately!).
Best video i see, pls share more tutorial like this, love your video..
Editing images in color. Yes, please!
great video. I'm new to Darkroom so will really help me. I do actually prefer Black and White images. Just subscribed to your channel.
very helpful great video, Sean.
Very cool. Thanks for these great tips!
Thank you, Sean, this subject is very interesting
Hello, I am curious about one thing. How do you edit your images(colour and BW) so that they have that clean look. It is hard to describe, but they look so crystal clear and sharp. Amazing.
Amazing tutorial, thanks a lot! And I definitely would appreciate a tutorial on how to edit color.
So very galing ng host na to like ur strategy sir sana all
Great video as always,would love to see how you color grade your images.
Thank you so much ❤️, such an awesome orator and artist u are
Awesome videos Sean! Keep them up
Thank you. I just learned more about Snapseed!
I would be interested in color processing tips as well.
I bet you would, Lopez.
Please make a video on your colour processing flow. This was excellent, and I love Darkroom for quick processing.
I already have.
Nice job. I follow your work. You are very talented sir. Keep encouraging folks. You're good at it.
Really enjoying Sean's tutorials, very clear and concise explanations. I am looking to move on from iPhone photography to something that offers more opportunity for control and creativity. To that end have recently bought a GR3 which I am gradually (and I mean gradually) getting to grips with via RUclips clips, especially Sean's. Any opinions on whether I should shoot RAW from the off or start out with JPEG and move to RAW as my abilities with the GR3 (hopefully) improve?