One of my favourite plugins, Topaz B&W Effects, is on sale this month, so I thought you might like to see some examples of photos I have made with it. Not only does it do regular black and white conversions, like this classic example, but it does lots of other nifty things too - things using colour, which you wouldn't expect from a plugin called Black and White … [Read more...] about Get More Than Black and White with Topaz B&W Effects
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Bandon Beach Black and White Seascape
Featured in Topaz Lab's Pro Insights I was recently interviewed by the fantastic folks over at Topaz Labs for their "Pro Insights" series! If you've been following the blog very long, you probably already know that I'm a big fan of the Topaz Plugins like Adjust, BW Effects, Clarity and Restyle, so I am honoured that they wanted to interview me for their blog. You can … [Read more...] about Bandon Beach Black and White Seascape
Imperial Sand Dunes in Black and White
At Imperial Sand Dunes in California, I was photographing at the point in the day when the last light is gone but the beautiful twilight colours have not yet arrived. A few minutes after I made the second image in yesterday's post, I took a few steps to the left so that the peaks of the two dunes crossed and created a different composition. I really liked this … [Read more...] about Imperial Sand Dunes in Black and White
Comparing Two Black and White Conversion Methods
I made this image at Otter Cliffs in Acadia National Park in Maine. Otter Cliffs #1 (Please click the image to view a larger version.) The result is ok, but it didn't knock my socks off or anything. I decided to try converting it to black and white to see what the result would be. Otter Cliffs #2 This version was converted in lightroom - a simple conversion using … [Read more...] about Comparing Two Black and White Conversion Methods