The aim of this assignment is to show the creative effect that makes black and white photography remain relevant and modern. Adjustments made post-shoot alter tones but additionally form, texture, and contrast also need to be considered prior to taking the images and will play an important role is how well the photographs translate from colour to monochrome. I shot this assignment in Raw leaving the WB setting on automatic as I found whilst working through the exercises for part 3 that the WB control in Lightroom can also be used quite effectively to alter colours into tones. I use Lightroom to convert my images to black and white but have no set formula, preferring to tweak until I am happy with the result!
Jane Bown is a photographer I greatly admire and whose work I continually return to look at for inspiration. Her work is exclusively black and white, she comments “ I prefer the simplicity and directness of black and white. It emphasises the underlying patterns of light and dark and confers a natural harmony on the subject. Black and white is quiet, where colour is noisy and distracting, and I feel that it allows the personality of the sitter to come through” Introduction Pg. x Observer Books “Exposures Jane Bown” These are the qualities I aim to show with my latest set of portraits and for my third assignment I have continued with the family portraiture work started for assignment 1.
Brief information about each image is included below but more detailed written notes have sent to my tutor . Some of my written work is quite personal and I prefer to keep this offline.
Jane Bown is a photographer I greatly admire and whose work I continually return to look at for inspiration. Her work is exclusively black and white, she comments “ I prefer the simplicity and directness of black and white. It emphasises the underlying patterns of light and dark and confers a natural harmony on the subject. Black and white is quiet, where colour is noisy and distracting, and I feel that it allows the personality of the sitter to come through” Introduction Pg. x Observer Books “Exposures Jane Bown” These are the qualities I aim to show with my latest set of portraits and for my third assignment I have continued with the family portraiture work started for assignment 1.
Brief information about each image is included below but more detailed written notes have sent to my tutor . Some of my written work is quite personal and I prefer to keep this offline.
1.
F4.5 1/160 ISO 100 50mm prime lens
Taken outside using a white shed door as the background.
Custom WB @ 7682 -41 tint.
Adobe standard camera calibration setting using LR slider.
+ I stop exposure.
+ 45 Clarity
Tone curve adjustment.
Taken outside using a white shed door as the background.
Custom WB @ 7682 -41 tint.
Adobe standard camera calibration setting using LR slider.
+ I stop exposure.
+ 45 Clarity
Tone curve adjustment.
2.
F5.6 1/400 ISO 100 50mm prime lens
Tripod. Cable release. Daylight outdoors. Black velvet background.
Custom WB @ 5986 + 41 tint.
Portrait camera calibration setting using LR slider
+ 30 Clarity adjustment.
+ 1.30 stop exposure.
Tone curve adjustment
Tripod. Cable release. Daylight outdoors. Black velvet background.
Custom WB @ 5986 + 41 tint.
Portrait camera calibration setting using LR slider
+ 30 Clarity adjustment.
+ 1.30 stop exposure.
Tone curve adjustment
3.
F5.6 1/400 ISO 250 50mm prime lens
Tripod. Cable release. Daylight outdoors. Black velvet backdrop.
Custom WB @ 5100 + 20 tint.
Portrait camera calibration setting using LR slider
+18 Clarity adjustment.
+ 0.40 exposure
Tone curve adjustment.
Tripod. Cable release. Daylight outdoors. Black velvet backdrop.
Custom WB @ 5100 + 20 tint.
Portrait camera calibration setting using LR slider
+18 Clarity adjustment.
+ 0.40 exposure
Tone curve adjustment.
4.
F4.5 1/160 ISO 100 50mm prime lens.
Daylight.
Custom WB @ 5278 + 14 tint
Tone curve adjustment.
Portrait camera calibration setting using LR slider
Daylight.
Custom WB @ 5278 + 14 tint
Tone curve adjustment.
Portrait camera calibration setting using LR slider
5.
F10 1.3 sec ISO 100 50mm prime lens
Tripod. Cable release. Light meter.
Indoors using available frontal light from window.
Off white/cream wall as background.
Custom WB @ 5697 + 52 tint.
+ 77 Clarity adjustment
Portrait camera calibration setting using LR slider.
Tone curve adjustment.
Tripod. Cable release. Light meter.
Indoors using available frontal light from window.
Off white/cream wall as background.
Custom WB @ 5697 + 52 tint.
+ 77 Clarity adjustment
Portrait camera calibration setting using LR slider.
Tone curve adjustment.
6.
F5.6 1/40 ISO 250 50mm prime lens
Tripod. Cable release. Daylight outdoors.
Black velvet backdrop.
Daylight WB
Portrait camera calibration setting using LR slider.
+ 1.25 exposure
+ 20 Clarity adjustment
Tone curve adjustment.
Tripod. Cable release. Daylight outdoors.
Black velvet backdrop.
Daylight WB
Portrait camera calibration setting using LR slider.
+ 1.25 exposure
+ 20 Clarity adjustment
Tone curve adjustment.
7.
F4 ½ Sec ISO 200 19mm (using 11-22mm lens).
Tripod. Cable release. Light meter (invaluable for getting exposure correct)
Taken indoors using available side and frontal window light.
Black velvet backdrop.
Custom WB @ 4045 + 147 Tint
Adobe standard camera calibration setting using LR slider
+59 Clarity adjustment
Tone curve adjustment
Tripod. Cable release. Light meter (invaluable for getting exposure correct)
Taken indoors using available side and frontal window light.
Black velvet backdrop.
Custom WB @ 4045 + 147 Tint
Adobe standard camera calibration setting using LR slider
+59 Clarity adjustment
Tone curve adjustment
8.
F5 1/40 IOS 100 55mm (using 28-75mm lens)
Daylight. Bright sunshine in a shady area of the garden.
Late August.
Custom WB @ 4200 + 22 tint
- 9 Clarity adjustment
Portrait camera calibration setting using LR slider.
Daylight. Bright sunshine in a shady area of the garden.
Late August.
Custom WB @ 4200 + 22 tint
- 9 Clarity adjustment
Portrait camera calibration setting using LR slider.
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