Just a quick note to give a tip for making up for Black and White Photography. I will go into depth later on, but here is the basics:
- You lose 30% definition and payoff with b/w.
- Therefore you must add more definitions, contours, highlights, in order for them to show.
- Using browns, greys, whites, and blacks will give you a better idea of how the colours are actually going to look in the picture, rather than using colours.
- Colour value and greyscale comes into play.
Value & Greyscale:
- The value of a colour is defined by the depth of the colour.
- Knowing where the value of a colour is on a greyscale will be useful with b/w.
- To compare the values and the greyscales, take a picture of your palette in b/w to compare.
TIP! – When aiming for a great depth of colour, often one will put too much colour on. The colour is only going to get as dark as it is in the pan. If you wish for a greater depth of colour than that, it’s time to switch colours instead of layering.
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