Dear Adrian - i fell in love with B&W photography a few years ago, but never tried my hand at it. Your videos have given me the motivation to seize the "bad" weather and have a blast yesterday, ankle deep in cold slush under rainy mist in the middle of a very foggy Arboretum. What enchantment! My photos are crap, but it's been the happiest two hours of the day! THANK YOU for sharing so generously of your immense talent!
Adrian, this video was just what I needed to get out of a creative slump, your love of shooting in grey and overcast days has given me a metaphorical kick up the backside! After seemingly weeks of grey, damp days in the UK, my creativity had become mislaid, now I shall seek to take inspiration from whatever hand the weather gods deal me. Loving the channel and content, thank you.
The master of monochrome. I'm just rewatching this after two years and I find that I took your advice and am using these tips in my own black & white photos (when I remember 😀). Regarding the use of filters to increase contrast. I use darktable to process my images. Recently the creators introduced a new module called color equaliser. This is very useful because you can very selectively change colours in an image to create contrast. It's like having a very selective colour filter. After watching another of your videos, I have acquired a Sony A7R2 body in very good condition and am enjoying using it immensely. Thank you again.
Thanks for an excellent inspirational video! I was watching this video on my iPhone and had to pause it part way through so that I could take a B&W photo with the same iPhone’s camera! Great stuff … I’m looking forward to seeing more of your fine work!
I am so glad I stumbled on this older video of yours. My first love has been B&W starting way back in the old film days. Since going to digital, I find myself struggling. I never thought of shooting digital in B&W.....Will try tomorrow! Thank You!
I have been struggling with what I really like in B&W photography. There are so many books and videos expounding the virtues of purity in terms of representative perfection. You demonstrate wonderfully the joy of distilling images down to create powerful images with very high tonal contrast. Thank you.
I came across your channel last night when looking up reviews of the Sony 70-350 lens... Wow, I am in love with your photography! I have only recently started to get into photography as a hobby and a couple of months ago I realised that I enjoy black and white the most. Your photos and your videos have really inspired me so much! I feel a lot of emotion and atmosphere from your photos and I am learning so much from your videos. I just wanted to say thanks for the inspiration and thanks also for sharing your knowledge!
agree with all of those tips. especially the "simple view" tip. I find with black and white, the more clutter there is, the more it distracts. If there are just one or two elements (typically 2), that often works much better,
Yup, completely agreed. It's very hard or almost impossible to separate elements with similar brightness, it's much easier with color, so the simpler the B&W image the better.
Sir Adrian, I just want to say your work is amazing. Thank you for the great and helpful tips. I also would like to add that what you said in the beginning of the video felt like a very inspirational quote. Thank you and keep up the amazing work you are doing.
I very much appreciate your work!! You have inspired me to get back to black and white photography. I have been pleased with the images I shoot when viewed in the camera but am very disappointed at seeing LRCC convert them back to color right before my very eyes as I import them??!! Have you encountered this problem? Is there a fix for it? If I recall you did a video on post processing with Lightroom? Thank you so much.
Another inspiring video, thank you very much. You did not mention another method of increasing contrast: when processing a raw image file, it sometimes helps to boost the colour saturation but not universally. If you differentiate between the saturation of highlights (decrease saturation) and mid tones and shadows (increase saturation) you can get more contrast especially with (for example) woodland or forest scenes. However, I will take on board your suggestion to set my digital camera to black & white on my next shoot.
Hey Adrian, I like your style. I am reading Feininger 'Principles of Composition' and the color filter was unclear in the book , but you explained with your tipp 6 quite well. For me I have the feeling you modernize what he is writing and saying. Nevertheless I highly recommend Andreas Feinigers work to you. You might find inspiration in his work and writings.
Adrian, I really appreciate this video and will be sure to check out your others. I just acquired a Pentax 645 that I intend to practice and experiment with. You have helped to inspire and encourage me. 👍🙏👍🙏👍
Thank you for this video...Just watched for the second time! I need to take your tip of go out and shoot to heart! I've been reading and watching everything I can on B&W digital photography. I need to start putting all you are mentioning into practice!
I just watched this one again. Have you ever tired Infrared? I have a converted digital camera. I don't care for the false color effects that you see with a lot of IR photos. But I do really like the B&W that I can get out of the IR spectrum. It feels very natural to me. And it is SO different!
Wow. I just stumbled uppon this video and you got me hooked. Wow, that's some amazing photographies you shoot. I had to pause the video to make this comment, I don't wanna miss a single one. I shoot b/w on film but always color on my digital camera, but you just inspired me to switch the digital to b/w and go out shooting straight away (even though it's pitch black outside). Thanks for that, will be watching a lot more of your stuff!
You mentioned Josef Koudelka for inspiration. Do you know Josef Sudek, also from Czech republic ? Or Martin Martinček from Slovakia (my country). Both are dead, but great inspiration for b&w photography.
Good tip, David! I've only started using a polarizer now and I believe it will be part of my kit soon. I'd had it for the longest time and never used it. Thank you!
You stated that color filters don't work for digital cameras. Could you please explain why? Found your channel recently via The Photographic Eye channel and I really love your work and content. Cheers.
one question about the video please? It you shoot your digital in black and white don't you lose the ability to use a black and white mixer since the data won't be there for manipulation?
I love Koudelka works as same as you do. You should see this documentary by koudelka "Shooting holy land" It's really a masterpiece. ua-cam.com/video/Y_twsKVQqJg/v-deo.html
Thanks for sharing, I had no idea there was a documentary! I've been trying but I can't find it anywhere. They were supposed to release a DVD a while back but I don't think that ever happened. Can't find it available for streaming anywhere either. Do you know where I could watch it? Thanks!
Dear Adrian - i fell in love with B&W photography a few years ago, but never tried my hand at it. Your videos have given me the motivation to seize the "bad" weather and have a blast yesterday, ankle deep in cold slush under rainy mist in the middle of a very foggy Arboretum. What enchantment! My photos are crap, but it's been the happiest two hours of the day! THANK YOU for sharing so generously of your immense talent!
Adrian, this video was just what I needed to get out of a creative slump, your love of shooting in grey and overcast days has given me a metaphorical kick up the backside!
After seemingly weeks of grey, damp days in the UK, my creativity had become mislaid, now I shall seek to take inspiration from whatever hand the weather gods deal me.
Loving the channel and content, thank you.
The master of monochrome.
I'm just rewatching this after two years and I find that I took your advice and am using these tips in my own black & white photos (when I remember 😀). Regarding the use of filters to increase contrast. I use darktable to process my images. Recently the creators introduced a new module called color equaliser. This is very useful because you can very selectively change colours in an image to create contrast. It's like having a very selective colour filter.
After watching another of your videos, I have acquired a Sony A7R2 body in very good condition and am enjoying using it immensely. Thank you again.
You're a great photographer. One of the rare ones who understand it. it is elusive. Forget colour BS.
That’s the best tip video I’ve ever seen , so glad I discovered your channel , love the way you work and the images you make
Thanks for an excellent inspirational video! I was watching this video on my iPhone and had to pause it part way through so that I could take a B&W photo with the same iPhone’s camera! Great stuff … I’m looking forward to seeing more of your fine work!
Best tutorial in black and white photo of the 20+ watched.
Beautiful Work! Thank you for sharing
I am so glad I stumbled on this older video of yours. My first love has been B&W starting way back in the old film days. Since going to digital, I find myself struggling. I never thought of shooting digital in B&W.....Will try tomorrow! Thank You!
I have been struggling with what I really like in B&W photography. There are so many books and videos expounding the virtues of purity in terms of representative perfection. You demonstrate wonderfully the joy of distilling images down to create powerful images with very high tonal contrast.
Thank you.
Glad you liked it, Richard! i absolutely love B&W photography :)
Thank you, these were some excellent tips, straight to the point.
So good advice to me for the BW photography. I got the tip from your instruction. Thanks a lot~
I came across your channel last night when looking up reviews of the Sony 70-350 lens... Wow, I am in love with your photography! I have only recently started to get into photography as a hobby and a couple of months ago I realised that I enjoy black and white the most. Your photos and your videos have really inspired me so much! I feel a lot of emotion and atmosphere from your photos and I am learning so much from your videos. I just wanted to say thanks for the inspiration and thanks also for sharing your knowledge!
Thanks so much for the inspiration; I love b/w photography and I plan to use the tips you gave.
Glad it was useful, thanks for watching!
Another great vlog Adrian, the more I see of your work the more I like it.
Thank you, Steven!
agree with all of those tips. especially the "simple view" tip. I find with black and white, the more clutter there is, the more it distracts. If there are just one or two elements (typically 2), that often works much better,
Yup, completely agreed. It's very hard or almost impossible to separate elements with similar brightness, it's much easier with color, so the simpler the B&W image the better.
Sir Adrian, I just want to say your work is amazing. Thank you for the great and helpful tips.
I also would like to add that what you said in the beginning of the video felt like a very inspirational quote. Thank you and keep up the amazing work you are doing.
Great video. To the point and no wasted words.
Thanks, glad you liked it!
I very much appreciate your work!! You have inspired me to get back to black and white photography. I have been pleased with the images I shoot when viewed in the camera but am very disappointed at seeing LRCC convert them back to color right before my very eyes as I import them??!! Have you encountered this problem? Is there a fix for it? If I recall you did a video on post processing with Lightroom? Thank you so much.
You missed out a name from tip #9 - Adrian Vila; your imagery and videos are truly inspiring. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for that! I really appreciate it :)
Another inspiring video, thank you very much.
You did not mention another method of increasing contrast: when processing a raw image file, it sometimes helps to boost the colour saturation but not universally. If you differentiate between the saturation of highlights (decrease saturation) and mid tones and shadows (increase saturation) you can get more contrast especially with (for example) woodland or forest scenes.
However, I will take on board your suggestion to set my digital camera to black & white on my next shoot.
Adrian. You are amazing. What else can I say? Just love your work and your channel. Most of all for the 6x6 analogue.
Hey Adrian, I like your style. I am reading Feininger 'Principles of Composition' and the color filter was unclear in the book , but you explained with your tipp 6 quite well. For me I have the feeling you modernize what he is writing and saying. Nevertheless I highly recommend Andreas Feinigers work to you. You might find inspiration in his work and writings.
Adrian, I really appreciate this video and will be sure to check out your others. I just acquired a Pentax 645 that I intend to practice and experiment with. You have helped to inspire and encourage me. 👍🙏👍🙏👍
Ordered and can't wait to get it :) Thanks for another great video!
Thank you so much for your support, Charl! It means a lot :) Hope you enjoy your print, and thanks again!
Thank you for this video...Just watched for the second time! I need to take your tip of go out and shoot to heart! I've been reading and watching everything I can on B&W digital photography. I need to start putting all you are mentioning into practice!
Very useful information, thank you.
Glad it was useful, Jari!
I just watched this one again. Have you ever tired Infrared? I have a converted digital camera. I don't care for the false color effects that you see with a lot of IR photos. But I do really like the B&W that I can get out of the IR spectrum. It feels very natural to me. And it is SO different!
Wow. I just stumbled uppon this video and you got me hooked. Wow, that's some amazing photographies you shoot. I had to pause the video to make this comment, I don't wanna miss a single one. I shoot b/w on film but always color on my digital camera, but you just inspired me to switch the digital to b/w and go out shooting straight away (even though it's pitch black outside). Thanks for that, will be watching a lot more of your stuff!
Thanks, Timmy! I love shooting black and white, it always inspires me. Glad you liked it and it got you inspired as well. Happy shooting!
You mentioned Josef Koudelka for inspiration. Do you know Josef Sudek, also from Czech republic ? Or Martin Martinček from Slovakia (my country). Both are dead, but great inspiration for b&w photography.
Adrian, absolutely beautiful.
Thank you, Andrew! Glad you liked it.
Thank you my friend this is what I needed.
Keep following you, and I ame glad I found you.
Greetz from The Netherlands.
I'm glad it helped, Eniot! Thanks for watching
Just like to add i use a polariser filter as well , on its own or together with red or orange filters Adrian, hope you find that useful.
Good tip, David! I've only started using a polarizer now and I believe it will be part of my kit soon. I'd had it for the longest time and never used it. Thank you!
Great advice and wonderful images.
You stated that color filters don't work for digital cameras. Could you please explain why? Found your channel recently via The Photographic Eye channel and I really love your work and content. Cheers.
love the tips! keep on rockin.
one question about the video please? It you shoot your digital in black and white don't you lose the ability to use a black and white mixer since the data won't be there for manipulation?
Hi! The RAW file keeps all the color information, the black and white is just a preview on the screen (and for JPGs).
Great video. Thanks!
Thank you for watching!
Great video ！Love your style. Thank you ！
Thank you!
🙌🏽 🙌🏽 🙌🏽...thank you so much...
Subscribed. Wonderful content.
Gran lección .Para llevarlo al papel y terminar en las estanterías de las librerías .Yo me apunto a un crowfunding....
Jaja, gracias. Igual si que escribo algo, porque desde que subí el vídeo se me han ocurrido otros 10. Daría para mucho!
Excellent. Thank you.
Thank you, Graham!
Thank you. An inspiration
Great Video! Subscribed
Thank you, Jeff, and welcome!
Thanks so much!
Do you offer photography training ?
Not at the moment, but I'm planning on doing so at some point in the future.
Great channel sub+1. Have you every tried Infrared? Contrast is the name of the game in IR.
great video
Thanks :)
A great lesson for me,thanks
Thank you for watching, Bernd, glad it helped!
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I love Koudelka works as same as you do. You should see this documentary by koudelka "Shooting holy land" It's really a masterpiece. ua-cam.com/video/Y_twsKVQqJg/v-deo.html
Thanks for sharing, I had no idea there was a documentary! I've been trying but I can't find it anywhere. They were supposed to release a DVD a while back but I don't think that ever happened. Can't find it available for streaming anywhere either. Do you know where I could watch it? Thanks!
Photo graphy... Light writing. Think in terms of light.