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Tag: Black & White
Black and White Circles
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I thought I’d try a little B&W Effects from onOne to see how this image would turn out. It was composed to capitalize on the idea of circles but the color version was just too flat due to the lighting that day. I applied an antique process preset but I don’t recall which one I used. I like the way the mood of the image conveys another era of photography while containing contemporary subject matter.
Black and White HDR
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Sometimes simple is better….
I like using NIK HDR Efex Pro 2 for preparing black and white images. Using the bracketed exposures really helps intensify the textures and contrasts within an image. After merging the three exposures -2, 0, and +2 EV I returned the image to Aperture 3 where I applied a B&W setting with a blue filter. Some sharpening and contrast adjustments were applied and a slight vignette was used to finish the image.
