Article · James Maher Photography
The Ultimate Guide to Black and White Street Photography
By James Maher
- Type
- Article
- Level
- All levels
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2022
About this lesson
A New York street photographer's in-depth guide to monochrome street work, covering shooting in RAW for tonal flexibility, reading graphic light and shadow, setting the camera's live display to monochrome to train perception, and framing for expressive faces.
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