The SECRET to BLACK and WHITE photography success
The SECRET to BLACK and WHITE photography success
I share my top tips for getting the best black and white photos and how you can use your camera to your advantage to help with visualizing the final image.
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NIKON GEAR (Main STILLS camera)
Current landscape camera – Nikon Z7 – http://geni.us/nikonz7
Awesome telephoto lens – Nikon 70-200m f/2.8 – http://geni.us/nikon70200
Fav lens – Nikon 24-70mm Z f4 – http://geni.us/nikon2470
Great wide angle lens – Nikon 16-35mm f/4 -http://geni.us/MCglWI
Amazing Bokeh – Sigma 24mm f1.4 https://geni.us/Sigma24
FUJI GEAR (Main FILM camera)
Fujifilm X-T3 – http://geni.us/fujifilmxt3
Awesome Bokeh – Fuji XF35mm F2 – http://geni.us/fuji35f2
Sharpest long zoom – Fuji 50-140mm F2.8 https://geni.us/fuji50140
Killer wide angle lens – Fuji 10-24mm F4 – http://geni.us/fuji1024
OTHER PHOTO GEAR
Awesome sensor brush – https://geni.us/brush4sensor
GorillaPod – geni.us/Kb9mV
The great printer I use Canon P1000 – http://geni.us/cIIc
Clever camera strap (peak design) – http://geni.us/PDstrap
Great bag for hiking – Tenba 24L – http://geni.us/orPwh
Great bag for travel (carry on) – Tenba 32L – https://geni.us/tenba32l
Super light Benro Travel Tripod UK – https://geni.us/Benrotravel
A must have for tripod (L bracket) – https://geni.us/myLbracket
Lightweight tripod – Benro Mach3 Carbon Fiber Tripod – https://geni.us/benromach3
Paper I use for all my prints – Fotospeed – https://geni.us/fotospeed Use DANSON10 to get 10% off your paper.
Screw on ND filter – https://geni.us/polarproND
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Two minutes in, and I’m no closer to whatever he may know.
Great presentation and info. Please notice how often you say "really.."
Why does every man have to have a beard? Trust your self worth.
Lol what do you have to pay for ink refill
One look at that printer makes me thank God that I shoot and print silver emulsions, LOL.
My question is, when shooting B&W film such as plus x, tri x etc. you can use red, yellow etc filters to alter the effect. Can you do that with a digital camera? Or photo shop?
So good
go giants!
Wondering how you arrived at the title of this movie clip
Nice printer, but I suspect you will have to remortgage your house to replace the cartridges.
Don’t know how I’ve missed this.. I live on the wirral, really close to the lighthouse. I have recently sold all my old camera gear to put towards an upgrade for christmas and i’m looking forward to getting out again and trying black and white during the winter months.. Thanks for the reminder Nigel..
LOL I’m catching all your old stuff this weekend.
All excellent!!
Thanks for your words and advice!
You Brits wear such bright clothing in your parks, etc. Don’t you think it interferes with the view for others, and for anyone photographing that area? I don’t get it. As a photographer I would think you would be more aware of this.
Interesting video as usual, but I thought you were going to show us your B&W editing process. I love the way you process your colour photos.
Perfect timing on the printed image! I shoot B/W always in color and change later to black and white in PS. Find it give me more control using the Im going to try your method and see how it goes.
і що не було думки взяти човна на прокат залізти в маяк .
I love my black and white photo walks. Using MFT LUMIX with 15mm and silent shutter and L-Monochrome.
Lovely tips!
Must checkout the MeaVana Black and White dashboard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4TTCJjW2zM
Nice work. Mirrorless has been a blessing for BW. Like you I started with film and my own darkroom doing BW exclusively. Composition was always a challenge because you could only see color. I shoot Canon, and in the Monochrome Picture Style I set the lowest possible contrast. I like the punch of high contrast, but I prefer doing this in post. With low contrast you keep all shades and can chose which ones to ditch later.
Absolutely brilliant pictures love this well.done you
Waves, was my pick too. 🙂
What’s the awesome background music. The particular song name
I am self taught and have been shooting for 6 years. I just started shootings black and white. Love your content. Thank you.
Images turned out fantastic, especially the printed one.
How do you like the Nikon Z6? What lens you like best? I found a used Z6 body for $1600, do you think that’s a far price.
What is the secret ,🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄?
No matter what the photo/photos are about, in b&w, they become depressing after a while.
My father’s hobby and the love for Kubrick’s movies moved me towards the fine art of photography and ever since i’ve regarded as at least "bizarre" comments about weather when out photographing. As long as you have a camera and one source of light you can’t be wrong when taking pictures. Great video man loved it!
The photograph at 8:52 with the person walking toward the lighthouse with the dramatic sky in the background was a great black and white. I’ve never used b&w for stormy skies. This video makes me want to try.
Take more photos, talk less.
good video, again. 😉
I’ve set my camera also to "monochrome preview" for years…it really helps focusing on the composition and light/dark areas.
I also develop most of my photos in black and white, I prefer this much more than color photos.
Sometimes colors make absolutely sense, but b/w is how I see the world in terms of photography.
What photographer doesnt like rainy moody photography…
Awesome video, thanks for share a beautiful moments.
can you please share the nikon d750 settings for such lovely B & W pics….Thanks
Anyone else think the classic photographers squat makes us look like rotisserie chickens from behind in a way?
See 6:50
That printer is impressive. Great video again.
Great video and brilliant final results, thank you for all of that! Greetings from Czech republic to Manchester or somewhere arround based on the dialect, right? 🙂
When I seen the Cano printer being carried my heart almost stopped, I have got the Canon PRO 10 and it just melts my heart every time it prints and no one knows what it is like to see how beautiful it comes out but the owner’s whom have one.
Awesome! excellent job has been done thanks for sharing have a nice day
Thats just by me
well done , makes me inspired. Thank you
Iv used the d850s in mono , but it helps massively if you use the in menu filter set. Y-O-R-G , they make a Huge difference in camera and the settings are save’able in menus .
Excellent!!
I’ve heard others recommend use the BnW setting on the camera but never thought to much of it. Then hearing of your 6 years in BnW and seeing this print and a few other details, I’m rally looking forward to getting out and working it that way.
BTW
I’m BnW w envy (😊) over your new nice big printer.
I’m on a canon pro 10 for 4 years and love printing my stuff for myself as well as others.
Thanks again
Going to your web site too to check out things.
One of my favourite places New Brighton; can you or any one else out there answer this – I don’t like the white in my digital camera, I feel my whites in B&W are far too bright, does anyone know how to tone down the white slightly without going into P.S all the time?
Great video, thank you Nigel!
There was actually another photographer in a red raincoat using a tripod at the same location, what a small world.
What location is this please?
Isn’t that most B&W stuff nowadays. This photo is crap, ah wait. Turn it B&W. Instant art. Mostly happens in “street photography”.
Looking a bit rough this morning😂
https://youtu.be/jhFLvFHSgzI