This weekend we asked Seven by Five Photography readers to focus on black and white photography and post the results in the Seven by Five Flickr Group. (More details about the group here). The results were great and we have included a selection in the post below. We aim to offer a number of other photo challenges throughout the year but remember to take part in the monthly … [Read more...]
Ebook : The Power of Black and White
The Power of Black & White in Adobe Lightroom & Beyond (A Masterclass) by Piet Van den Eynde is an exceptional course on creating black and white photographs in Adobe Lightroom. For the emerging photographer, digital black and white seems like it’s simply a mouse-click away but the process to create exceptional monochrome images requires a systematic and knowledgeable … [Read more...]
Silver Efex 2 : Perfect Black and White Photography
When it comes to black and white post production Adobe Lightroom, Apple Aperture and Photoshop are all great tools but are over-shadowed by the brilliant Silver Efex Pro by Nik Software. I have been using version one of the plugin alongside Lightroom for a number of months and I haven't been able to better the power, depth and tone in any other editor. Nik Software recently … [Read more...]
25 Epic Black and White Portraits
There is nothing like the challenge of portrait photography and some of the best portraits in the Seven by Five Flickr group are in black and white. Remember to join the group and add your photos (we allow up to three photos per day). If you like any of the work below remember to click on it to visit the flickr page where you can give the photographer some appreciative … [Read more...]
40 Classic Black and White Photos
Every so often we hope to do a shout out via twitter for photos on a particular theme. Unlike the monthly themes the shout outs will be the cliche photos we all take with the view of looking how we approach the topic. This week's shout out was simply "Black and White" resulting in a flurry of photos being added to the Seven by Five Flickr Group. Here is a selection of … [Read more...]