An Introduction to Color Enhancement in Lightroom or Photoshop Working with color may seem like something for interior designers, who can discuss differences between different hues that you don’t even see. But it is actually pretty easy to make dramatic improvements to your photos – even if you have no eye for color. In this […]
Archive | Color (including Black and White)
Do’s and Don’t’s for Converting Your Photos to Black and White
Some people love black and white photography, and they take all their pictures as black and whites. For many others, however, it is an often overlooked advantage of digital photography. You can make any color picture you want into a black and white. In the film days, you were stuck with whatever sort of film […]
What You Need to Know About Color (and what you don’t)
Some photographers want to know the details of the scientific process by which their camera captures and renders color. I don’t. Other photographers get particular about very slight differences in shades of color, and will seemingly fuss over slight color changes for hours in an effort to get exactly the right shade. I confess, I […]
White Balance Simplified
In most areas of photography, it seems that the advice is to go as manual as possible. Manual controls give you better control over your camera and afford you more options and flexibility. For example: It is best to shoot in a manual mode so that you can control the exposure settings. Otherwise the camera […]
Converting to Black and White (Video)
If you have not yet converted any of your photos to black and white – or if you are curious about the process, check out this video where we show you how:
