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Course 3 - Curves for Contrast and Color versus Grayscale Editing: Mixing black and white

By Núria Aguadé , Photographer

Photographer. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined May 2019
Domestika Basics Course 3 of 5
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About the video: Mixing black and white

Overview

“Black and white discards the color information and the image may lose strength, so it is important to highlight the various areas and emphasize the textures. For this we will see the options of the HSL file that will allow us to modify the amount of light of each color to create a good black and white photograph. ”

In this video lesson Núria Aguadé addresses the topic: Mixing black and white, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 3 - Curves for Contrast and Color versus Grayscale Editing. Achieve a more professional look by exploring color and grayscale editing.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson. we'll discuss how to work effectively with black and white. as converting a color image to black and white isn't just about desaturation. It's crucial to maintain the tone distances. which they initially had. as this will enrich it significantly. Let's dive into it right away. To start working with black and white images from RAW files. you must modify how the software processes the photo. Go to the basic adjustments panel and switch the setting for converting color photos to grayscale the color treatment to black and white. When you make a black and white image. remember yo...”

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Course summary for: Course 3 - Curves for Contrast and Color versus Grayscale Editing

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Núria Aguadé

Núria Aguadé
By Núria Aguadé

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Núria Aguadé graduated in Photography and Digital Creation from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in 2006 and for more than fifteen years she has been dedicated to studio photography, professional retouching and training. His photos have been published in publishers such as RBA or Pronto magazine, as well as in advertising, fashion and performing arts.

A decade ago he discovered jazz and dance and naturally took his camera and began to take a picture of them. As a result, he has taken photos at various dance festivals, concerts, album covers and studio portraits for musicians, dancers and actors.

Nowadays, he combines show photography with studio commercials and training in various schools in Barcelona.


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Course 3 - Curves for Contrast and Color versus Grayscale Editing

By Núria Aguadé
Photographer. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined May 2019
  • 0% positive reviews (0)
  • 13 students