The Point-Shoot-Click challenge this week is to shoot black and white, which is my favourite medium. It forces a photographer to think in stronger contrasts, to focus on the details, to know how light works and to really know in her head what she is wanting to acheive in a photograph. I wanted to take on this challenge by illustrating the possibility of black and white in four ways:
1) 19th century daguerreotype style--I went for a softer focus close-up and adjusted the contrasts digitally in Photoshop.
Hands of a Toddler(directional natural light, f 4.0, ISO 400, greyscale gradient added digitally)
2) casual portrait--this one has a softer sepia on it which will always make this type of portrait timeless.
Thirst(directional natural light, f 3.2, ISO 400, custom sepia added digitally)
3) modern style--to show how black and white can be used alongside colour to add drama, something that was possible before digital but definitely easier with Photoshop!
Wine by Moonlight(available light, ss 1 second, f 3.2, grayscale gradient and recolour overlay added digitally)
4) contrast detail--black and white can effectively showcase contrasts and directional, natural light.
Isabel's Toes(directional natural light, ISO 200, f 2.8, digitally resized and grayscaled)
