Recently Keith was asked for some quick tips regarding black and white photography and B&W printing.

Covering some of the thinking behind taking photos, the technical aspects and thoughts about printing, the video is part of Keith's longstanding aim to get more people shooting in black and white.

00:00 Start
00:36 What makes a difference
00:53 Shadows as objects
01:52 Under the Humber bridge
02:46 Crop freely
03:50 I never took too many photos
04:10 Think of the scene as a print
06:25 Shoot RAW
06:31 Avoiding other people's presets
08:07 Converting to B&W
09:20 Good exposure
10:26 Look at your workflow
11:33 What to avoid?
11:42 Filter use
13:35 Having a style?
14:33 Why are you tinting or toning prints
16:20 Is the picture good enough
17:21 Do you need o slow down?

Part of a series of videos looking at digital B&W photography from camera to print.

For more information see:
http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/digital-black_and_white-photography/

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