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Black and white imagery and post processing 

22/5/2014

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Black and white Photography is something i've kind of been afraid of, why ? im not sure, I guess that with photographers like Peter Coulson its hard to think that you would ever get to a point like that. 

I decided i would do some research and attempt my first real purely black and white shoot, i arranged a couple of fantastic models and a great Mua and headed into our studio at Southport on the Gold Coast.

during the shoot I was surprised at how much simple lighting can change an image, now im sure your wondering well this happens with every shoot and you would be 100% correct and really whats the difference?. What i found was my attention to shadows and highlights within the image had a lot more emphasis and thought process, is the light to much is it not enough, is the placement and direction of the light in the right place for the vision i have, am i overthinking it, so many things to think about.

It wasn't until it came to post processing where i found myself lost in what the right way what's the best way and even what's the fastest way, so after more research and a phone call to a great photographer i know I was able to establish my processing, even though not wrong, was infact lengthy and with a few questions and some helpful tips i was able to redesign my method and process in a much ore controlled and detailed way, 

I am aware i still have a lot more to learn with this method i am quite surprised at the amount i was able to learn within just this shoot, and that this shoot gave me one of those rare light bulb moments when all of a sudden it makes sense and now its just practising and perfecting the whole thing. 

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    Scott Johnson 

    I'm 33 I have a beautiful wife Krystal and our 2 boys Aiden and Lachlan. I love Photography and its ability to create amazing images and being able to capture a moment in time.

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