Posts about black and white

  • Shop fronts in La Spezia, Italy

    Black-and-white photos from wanderings in the Italian Cinque Terre.

  • Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Berlin

    A series of unposed photos amongst the stelae of the famous Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin.

  • Black-and-white photos from wanderings in the Italian Cinque Terre.

  • Black-and-white photos from wanderings in the Italian Cinque Terre.

  • Silver Efex Pro

    The image editing tool Silver Efex Pro has long been a much-used and highly recommended solution for converting digital (or scanned colour) images to black and white. There are many detailed options for conversion, including specific settings for reproducing the effect of old black and white photographic films like those from Ilford or Agfa. Google acquired…

  • Alain Laboile

    Alain Laboile

    Truly tremendous photographs by French photographer Alain Laboile. How is it that French (or French-speaking) people seem to have such interesting surroundings and an almost superhuman level of innate creativity?

  • Jo

    Back in the studio

    It’s been a while since I’ve been in the studio and taken high contrast black and white portraits, so Jo helped me this evening to practice.

  • An example of an image processed using a simple preset available through the Lightroom Presets website.