Bad Weather Photography – Don’t be put off!

Bad weather photography - Lismore Lighthouse, Scotland

Sunny days and photography go hand in hand, right! Well, not always, it really depends on the subject matter, but there is no reason to wait for sunny weather when you can embrace the drama and excitement of bad weather photography. Here are a few photos, converted to black and white using Nik … [Read more...]

Monochrome Landscape Photography

Monochrome landscape photography - Duart Castle, Scotland

Monochrome landscape photography offers a very different visual interpretation of how we naturally see the world. When colour is removed from the scene it can add a whole new dimension to give the landscape a more dramatic and timeless quality. This very much sets it apart from the original … [Read more...]

Monochrome with Silver Efex Pro

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Silver Efex Pro is really good software for creating beautiful black and white conversations. I use it as a plugin for Adobe Lightroom 3 and have been very happy with this set up, it works seamlessly without any problems at all. After processing to black and white I save the finished image as a … [Read more...]

Movement in Monochrome

Creative movement in monochrome

Movement in Monochrome - What do the Paris Metro, fairgrounds and street dancers all have in common? Well, they all offer great photo opportunities for capturing and conveying movement in our photography. Capturing 'movement' is a great way to add dynamic interest and excitement to your images In … [Read more...]

Creative Black and White Photography

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Creative Black and White Photography has a dramatic, powerful and timeless quality that sets it apart from the equivalent colour rendition of the same image. To produce good creative black and white photography requires being able to see and appreciate the subject in terms of tonal quality, … [Read more...]