Article · Guillen Photo
Enhancing Black and White Photos with Shades of Grey, Low-Key, and High-Key
By Amar Guillen
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Length
- 3 lessons
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2022
About this lesson
Compares three black-and-white approaches: a soft midtone-only 'shades of grey' look, dramatic low-key and bright high-key. For each it covers the kind of subject that suits it, metering and exposure in the field, and masking and tone adjustments afterwards.
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