It is almost inevitable to first imagine a colorful landscape, a sunrise or a golden sunset, or even when everything turns blue, this does not mean that it is the only way to capture it, in fact, there are photos of black.and white landscapes that will take your breath away, what if you remove the color of a landscape?How can I impress in this way, I tell you.
Sometimes we think that our camera is like a photocopier (in color and black and white), only that instead of photocopying small formats, it is able to reproduce huge scenarios, nothing further from reality.Your camera isn’t a photocopier, if you think so, you underestimate it as much as you do.Your camera is a creative tool. To get great landscape photos you don’t need a beautiful landscape, if you have it perfect it will help you, but you need something more and easier to get, you have to imagine that you have a blank canvas in front of you and that your brushes are your camera, your head and your heart. Today we will discuss the camera settings above as you have other landscape articles on the blog that can help you. In today’s post, I’ll try to give you some tips so you can use your head and heart to create a black-and-white landscape as stunning as one in color (or more).
- The first thing to keep in mind is that no landscape will fit you well in black and white.
- You have to learn before you see on a grayscale to check that the result is worth it.
- Because each color has its equivalent on this scale.
- What color can be a good contrast.
- The same in black and white is not.
A small trick is, if in doubt, to photograph with the monochrome option of your camera, and if you like, do not hesitate to take it again, but this time in color or if possible in RAW.you will lose some of the information you will need when editing the image.
Si en cualquier fotografía la composición es un elemento fundamental, en un paisaje en blanco y negro cobra aún más relevancia. Como te decía al inicio del artículo, solemos esperar un paisaje en color, esto ocurre porque es la forma en la que suelen ver nuestros ojos pero también porque los colores de los paisajes despiertan muchas emociones. El color incluso puede constituir la propia composición de un paisaje, por lo que al eliminarlo, debemos tratar con mucho más mimo la forma en la que disponemos los elementos dentro del encuadre. Porque también lo hemos dicho, no se trata de reproducir, sino de crear, así que te toca distribuir los elementos del paisaje de manera que capten de inmediato la atención del honorable público.
Ok, it’s very simple, but how to do it? Well, here are some tips
Use the lines
Si crees que las líneas sólo están en la ciudad es porque no has visto suficientes paisajes ? Las líneas son un fuerte recurso en composición y en blanco y negro cobran mayor protagonismo. Búscalas en los escenarios que tengas frente a ti y utilízalas para conducir la mirada hasta el centro de interés, o conviértelas en protagonistas absolutas. Y recuerda la fuerza y de las curvas en «S» y de las diagonales, son realmente potentes y llevan asociadas muchas emociones.
Use of minimalism
Less is more. Another premise that I will repeat as many times as necessary without losing the smile or shaking my fingers when tapping.Fewer colors and fewer elements mean more impact and more interest.One idea is to use a negative space to create a landscape of minimalist impact.The image above is a good example of a minimalist landscape, but here is another, apart from the lack of inspiring examples.
Ritmo
It’s not about catching a few birds singing the balls, but including repeated elements that mark the image, depending on the type of rhythm you capture you can transmit different sensations, everything you need to know about the visual rhythm is here.
If you are an early riser, you are lucky, but if you want to frolic in bed you will have to make an extra effort, yes, it will be worth it. The mist gives it a wonderful texture, an aura of mystery and gives the place a special atmosphere. Although it is very rare, it makes it even more interesting. Don’t miss out on a few more minutes between the sheets! And follow these tips to photograph it?
Long-exposure water photographs have this dreamy, unreal and at the same time mesmerizing point.The texture of the water is similar to that of a great painter’s brush, on your blank canvas the silky effect will be like a cinema.in the first two photos and in the following:
Long exposure isn’t just about water, beyond the silky effect, you can capture spectacular skies or cities of heart attack.
You’ve probably often seen a black-and-white landscape and left your mouth open and wondered how they achieved that effect.Well, beyond the composition, sharpness or use of depth of field, there is a trick that will give you a completely different effect.life to your landscapes, it’s the filters.
Landscape filters serve both to shade light and to give more drama.You can use polarizing or color filters. The truth is that about the latter I will tell you that it is much more comfortable to apply them with an editor than to carry a lot of different filters for each occasion, of course, the fun is not the same in front of a computer.like in a great landscape?
What you won’t get the same is good light control through filters if you do it in editing rather than in the field.Here’s everything you need to know about landscape filters.
And speaking of light management, you should know that depending on the type of light you have the landscape can completely change, the raw midday light will help you achieve spectacular and contrasting landscapes, on the contrary, the diffuse light provided by the cloudy days or the first and last hours of the day is ideal to create softer landscapes and transmit sensations of peace.If you want to highlight textures, you will have to enjoy them when the sun falls, so that the shadows are cast in their maximum splendor highlighting any relief.The harder and more lateral the light, the more the textures stand out and the more realistic the image becomes.
Light is a very powerful tool, learn how to use it and your landscapes will have another dimension.Think about what you want to convey and plan your session for the time or day when the light is right.
Textures are particularly favored in monochrome images, giving them a special place in your image, in the previous point we talked about the light that stands out the most, now I remind you that to soften the textures uses a diffuse light and that the Textures that you can improve in a landscape are:
If you manage to make the viewer perceive the rough touch of the trunk, the softness of this round stone or feel the descent of the clouds, you will certainly have conquered them.
In black-and-white photography, the noise caused by a high ISO is much more noticeable, if you’re not intentionally looking for it, look for a specific effect, try adjusting the ISO as low as possible.
Many times we make the mistake of including a completely clear sky, it is actually very nice to see an intense blue sky, but in a photo it is not interesting and if it is in black and white much less, if you want to give importance to the sky, fill it with clouds so that it has a strong visual impact.
Can you provoke sensations with movement, a gentle breeze that you can feel just by looking at the image, a dizzying fall, the speed of the inhabitants of the city?
If you feel the landscape, so will your audience.We mentioned some strategies for conveying emotions with photography, but the most powerful tool is you.In addition to using the tricks of contrast, light, composition, etc.?You have to feel what you’re doing to make the viewer feel it too, leave a part of your soul in the photograph.That won’t let you down. Never.
Another “tip” that we will repeat until satiety in the blog, because it is the most infallible of all.Practice is the only thing that will help you control all these tricks almost without thinking and find your own.With it, you’ll be able to apply many of these strategies without even realizing it and, best of all, it’s the easy way to have fun with your camera and take amazing photos.
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