This man seemed to be waiting on a ride as we were leaving Trinidad, Cuba.
Creativity
I find myself being pulled more and more into the black and white world. I have been going through my catalog and picking out the odd image that may eventually find it’s way into this project. The fun thing about black and white is that it has no connection to reality. Post-processing plays a big role and therefore, you own creativity. I have always said that the taking of the photo is only the beginning of the whole process of photography, the other half being the actual post processing of the photograph.
I really enjoy a moody and dramatic photo. To me, that makes the ultimate photo To me, this image is just about the perfect candidate to become a black and white with it’s basic lack of colour in the first place.
More Black and White
Another black and white that I believe works well. After all, the subject is a medieval Castle, right? “Midhope Castle”, but more importantly to some, “Lollybroch” to the Outlander people out there. I’m actually glad we got that gorgeous cloudy sky as well, it adds to the mood. I can’t explain how much I dislike plain blue skies.
The ART of Black and White Images
I have recently been obsessed with black and white imagery. This isn’t as simple as just pressing a button and changing the image. It involves a process that allows for much artistic license, it is often referred to as fine art.
New Tools
One of the things I like about photography and post processing is that sometimes you learn a new trick or tool and it opens new doors for your creativity. I discovered Gradient Maps in photoshop and have found a couple of interesting places to use it. This is using an orange gradient map and I like it. I’m not great with colours but under the correct circumstances I will try out some things.
As always, comments always welcome.
