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- Black & White Photography Techniques
- Panoramic Mosaic of Saturn Photographed by NASA Satellite
- Stunning Fashion Shoot on Location in Nepal (Behind the Scenes)
| Black & White Photography Techniques Posted: 17 Nov 2013 09:30 PM PST Final Reminder: Only 1 day left! in the popular deal on: Black & White Effects at 50% Off Black and white photography is a rewarding and challenging field of artistic photography. Even people who don’t care about photography can find themselves drawn to a great black and white image. As a photographer, black and white can allow you to discover a whole new character in a familiar subject. For many digital photographers, black and white photography is nothing more than colour photography converted by software. It is a matter for your own judgement whether this is effective for your photographs.  “The One Tree” captured by Colin Jennings (Click Image to Find Photographer) Often the image you assume will convert beautifully to black and white will prove a disappointment; sometimes a photo you never imagined will surprise you. However, most serious photographers will tell you that the best black and white photos are taken when the photographer deliberately sets out with black and white images in mind. This creates an entirely different mindset in terms of how you choose and approach your subject. You may, for example, start to see potential in subjects you would never normally consider for colour photography. If you have never had a serious go at black and white photography, here are a few simple tips to help you get started. Black And White Photography Tip #1. Choosing A Subject. Some subjects lend themselves to colour but are not nearly so effective in black and white. For example, sunset photographs rely on the colour of a great sky for their impact, and rarely produce a good black and white image. Colourful birds, flowers, fashion…there are many times when the only logical approach is to shoot your subject in colour. On the other hand, some subjects are ideally suited to black and white photography. Because this is an ‘old-fashioned’ medium, it often works well with old-fashioned subjects. Rustic items like old farm equipment, a tumble-down shack, an old wooden fence can all be great subjects for black and white photos. When photographing people, age can also be a factor. A close-up portrait of an aged face showing all the lines and creases of their years on earth can have much greater impact in black and white. This can only be a short article, so these examples are just the tip of the iceberg. You will find many great subject once you start thinking in black and white.  “Frosty Mornin” captured by Michael Edminster (Click Image to Find Photographer) Black And White Photography Tip #2. ‘Seeing’ Your Subject In Black And White. When you first approach your subject, you need to imagine how it will look without colour. Try to look at it in terms of lines and shapes, shadows and contrasts. You will begin to see your subjects in a whole new light. You may even find yourself zooming in on a particular feature, or photographing the subject from an angle you might never have considered in the past. One thing is for sure; once you get into the ‘black and white headspace’ your camera will express the character of the subject in an entirely different way. Black And White Photography Tip #3. Use The Light To Enhance Impact. Because a black and white photo relies so much on shadows to define shapes and details, your approach to lighting can make or break an image. As a nature photographer, I often photograph black and white photos quite differently from colour photos. You have probably heard the rule that the best landscape photography is done early or late in the day when the sun is low and the light is soft and even. Well, in black and white photography I often look for just the opposite. To create better definition in a subect I will often take my photos through the middle part of the day, to create heavier shadows to emphasise the lines and shapes in the composition. I am also more inclined to take photos looking directly toward the sun, to produce silhouettes that make the most of trees, windmills and other strong shapes against the sky. Earlier I mentioned a portrait of a very old person. If it is the lines on a face that give the image its character, you need to make sure the lighting is from an angle that produces shadows in the creases. Thus you may be looking for lighting in a black and white photograph that would be considered unflattering and unsuitable for a colour photograph.  “Monk” captured by Ryan (Click Image to Find Photographer) So there you have three very simple tips for black and white photography. Notice that they are all about the creative approach, not about settings and camera techniques. In fact most of the time, black and white requires no different technical expertise than colour photography. To take better black and white photographs, you don’t necessarily need to change the way you use your camera. Instead, you are looking to change the way you see the subject, and how you can use light, shade and composition to capture the character that black and white photography has to offer. If you love photography and want to stretch your horizons, I am sure you will enjoy experimenting with black and white. It may open your eyes to aspects of your world that have never turned you on before. Good luck and happy snapping! About the Author: Black & White Photography Deal Ending Soon!There is a special deal ending in 1 day on Topaz B&W Effects 2, designed to be the most technologically-advanced software available for custom black and white photography conversion. Simply remember to use the voucher code NOVBW at checkout. 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| Panoramic Mosaic of Saturn Photographed by NASA Satellite Posted: 17 Nov 2013 07:43 PM PST On July 19, 2013, the sun slipped behind Saturn from the perspective of NASA's Cassini spacecraft, granting Cassini the opportunity to use its wide-angle camera with red, green and blue spectral filters to capture 323 backlit images of the lovely Ringed Planet. 141 of those images have since been processed and compiled by Cassini's imaging team at the Space Science Institute in Colorado into a panoramic mosaic of the entire Saturn system. The mosaic stretches 404,880 miles (651,591 km) and has been recognized as the first "natural-color portrait" ever to show Saturn and its moons and rings, along with Earth, Venus, and Mars:  Cassini was 746,000 miles (1.2 million kilometers) from Saturn when the images were taken (Click to See Full Size) Shooting the images with backlighting from the sun served two purposes in creating the mosaic. First, it protected Cassini's sensitive photography equipment from being damaged by the sun's intensity. Second, it illuminated some of Saturn's tiniest moons and thinnest rings that are usually all but invisible to the human eye. Cassini's imaging team greatly enhanced the brightness of visible stars, Earth, Venus, Mars, and Saturn's moons and rings, up to a factor of 16 relative to Saturn, and the entire image was enhanced again to increase visibility.
 NASA estimates that the “image scale on Saturn is about 45 miles (72 kilometers) per pixel.” The Cassini spacecraft has been exploring the Saturn system for nearly a decade. Linda Spilker, a project scientist from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in California, describes Cassini's research as a "long, intricate dance"—and one that will continue through 2017.
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| Stunning Fashion Shoot on Location in Nepal (Behind the Scenes) Posted: 17 Nov 2013 03:06 PM PST Nepal is known for its vast, sweeping landscapes; it's home to Arun Valley, the deepest valley the world, Sagarmatha National Park, a wooded sanctuary for snow leopards and red pandas, glassy Pokhara Lake, and the majestic Himalayas, a towering mountain range that boasts eight of the world's ten tallest mountains—including Everest and Annapurna. Inspired not only by Nepal's rich natural beauty, but also by its colorful, intricate culture and people, fashion designer Leila Hafzi spent fifteen years developing “Flying Silk,” a line of "high-end ethical & eco conscious" wedding dresses crafted to embody the Nepalese spirit. Watch this video for an immersive, behind-the-scenes experience of the photoshoot for the collection: The man behind the camera lens is Erik Almas, a globetrotting advertising and fashion photographer from Norway who moved to the United States in his early twenties to study photography. Despite his huge success and experience working with big-name clients like Nike, Microsoft, and Toyota, Almas wrote in the 'About' section of his website that he's always learning and working to make each photograph better than the last one. Judging by the spectacular images he captured during the Flying Silk shoot, Almas has his work cut out for him.
In an article about the Flying Silk project, Hafzi praised Almas for his creative vision and exalted his photographs as a dream come true.
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