Friday, May 2, 2008

the difference of black & white

This is the first post of our new little "tips & tricks" section of the blog...
We know that practically everyone has a camera, and that many of them are digital nowadays... The tips & tricks we'll share are just little bits of knowledge that you can use to give your digital snapshots a more artsy feel!

Take adorable little Emma here -




















This is one of our images "straight out of camera" (otherwise known as SOOC - click to see it bigger). No tweaking, no color enhancement, no editing of any kind. We looked at this image and immediately knew it was a "keeper!" The composition is nice, we really love the branch along the top and Emma's expression is full of wonder - it makes you want to know what she's thinking! The color is nice, but to us, the overall feel of the picture calls for a process that evokes more "mood."

Enter the black and white -



















Ooohhhh - see the difference? By turning the image to black and white and adding a bit of vignette, you're really drawn into the scene.

So, today's lesson - if you have an image that speaks to you but you think there might be something missing, try it in black and white! A little change can make a BIG difference!

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