In this episode, Mark explains how to best light a subject for black and white photography and get dramatic results. Learn how adjusting the position of light can change contrast in relation to the subject. Mark walks you through studio exercises to fully illustrate the relationship of shape and color.
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You talk to fast , loud and you don't phrasing ,
Sorry but hearing you is so tiring, despite the information is quite good.
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What lens would you recommend for this type of photography?
I wish adorama is in Norway ;(
I really love looking at Ansel Adams black and white photography as well.
Michael is really has a rigid face .. his smile is obvious fake one .. try to smile to life man  .. hehehe
+Catherine Laganzon I think this one matches to our equipment.
How bright was the flash? What was the flash setting?
"Now the cool thing is, this works not only for pigs!"
That was a funny and informative video again, Mark, thanks to you and your team for putting these out very week.
What is that small background thing called? Or is it just called a "background" lol… BEGINNER so no need for sarcastic comments… I guess i will look on amazon…
You too huh? SMH lol
cool video
Actually I was pleased that Mark was able to pronounce the name spot on! Giulio is the Italian version of the name and is not pronounced like in Spanish.
thank you. Your a great teacher
its WHO LIEO!!! not JULIO
You're killing Mark, just when I feel I am catching up with the gear I need, yall blow my mind and make me want more stuff. I guess that's the ticket right, nice work. Thanks One never has enough gear !
Neat video, but would've been nice for you to add a rim light at the end for a bit of separation and keep the black background. 🙂
"some are bent" :p
GREAT
what was the setting of the strobe, is it TTL or Manual ?
@jgvfgc Yeah, that's correct. I tried shoting in JPG and it worked. But I rather change to B/W in LR than shoting in jpg.
@ayandutta101 It was grey because it the camera settings underexposed the background. That's why the white is darker, which turned out grey in this shot.
@applepiewithtoast You are probably shooting in RAW. RAW will not save the settings like white balance, mode (b/w, sharpness, contrast, etc). If you want it to stay in b/w, then shoot in JPEG or have the camera save both RAW and JPEG. The JPEG will have the presets such as b/w applied, but the RAW will not.
@consultm just you
Hi Mark,
how did the background go grey (by removing the black cloth) when you were taking the photo of the camera man? wasn't the background white? (!!?!)
cheers,
Thank you so much for the info.
@applepiewithtoast If you're shooting in RAW it won't keep the B&W setting.
Does anyone else have a problem with this fella's voice or is it just me?
Nice video tutorial. Thank goodness that the camera man, Michael, smiled at the end. I was getting a little worried there for a bit.
@ether hmm… maybe. but I never shoot in JPG. well, it's not hard to turn them into B/W in LR =)
@applepiewithtoast It's probably b/c you're shooting in RAW only. You'll get the B/W version if you shoot in JPG (or RAW+JPG, I think).
Not sure I like high contrast bw photos
If I set my camera to B/W, the pictures will turn out B/W on the screen but when I import them to LR they are in color… weird beard.
cool, thank you for the info
wow this sidelight thing helped me a lot mark!
thx 😀
@kaisar1 The first shot was only available light. Despite how it looks the studio is pretty dark. At 1/60 and 5.0 I had to bump up the ISO to get a decent exposure. I kept the ISO at the same level when I added a strobe just to keep things simple and consistent. The camera settings aren't really important, it's the concepts that matter most.
@kaisar1 well they are only so bright, that you have to use iso 4000 with 5,6 aperture and 1/60 shutter. i don't see what's the problem?
why ISO level is up to 4000? i mean you have quite bright light available in your studio.
Great tutorial yet again. Thank you Mark 🙂 There is one question I cannot find an answer for – how do I combine the images from two cameras in sequence of the event's natural progression in either Photoshop/Bridge or Lightroom. Any help is more than welcome 🙂
his head is shiny 😀
thumbs up for micheal's eye
That pig has really long legs 🙂
Black and white looks so good 🙂