Do you want to learn to create bold, visually stunning black and white nature photography?
If so, this course is for you.
Creating black and white photographs is an exciting option for nature photographers, especially when working with a digital camera and modern processing software like Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. It can be hard to know where to start, especially when processing presets often leave photos looking drab and gray. With more knowledge about what makes a compelling black and white photo and some new skills, you will be able to overcome these challenges and see all kinds of new creative options for your photography.
This course offers everything you need to know to start working in black and white: inspiration, learning to see opportunities for creating black and white photos, learning about tones and tonal contrast, seeing the possibilities for transforming a plain color photo into a dynamic black and white photo, and the processing tools you need to get there. This course is designed for digital photographers and is highly practical, teaching you tools that can be immediately integrated into your field practices and processing workflow.
We offer TWO PURCHASE OPTIONS: You can get the ebook only for $25 or the ebook + video course for $59. Continue reading for more information about each option.
BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY: A GUIDE FOR NATURE PHOTOGRAPHERS
Both the ebook and video tutorials include the following:
Practical, easy-to-follow lessons and exercises to help you understand the essentials of digital black and white photography.
Guidance on creativity, personal expression, and storytelling using black and white photography.
Useful tips on learning to see in black and white, both in the field and in the digital darkroom.
An overview of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom workflows for processing photos in black and white, plus lessons on the simple tools that you can use to realize your creative vision. Although your software features/interface might be a little different than you see in the materials, you should be able to follow along with any recent version of Lightroom or Photoshop.
Many start-to-finish examples with practice files so you can apply what you learn and work through the lessons on your own.
EBOOK ONLY - $25
The 188-page PDF ebook will help you create personally expressive black and white photos. Topics include:
Qualities of compelling black and white photographs
Understanding tones and tonal contrast for black and white photography
How to see black and white opportunities in the field
Composition and light considerations when working in black and white
Visualizing the finished photo in black and white
Key tools in Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop, including a discussion about the use of basic luminosity masks
Workflow recommendations and tips on how to apply the processing tools
Many examples, including start-to-finish processing examples and before and after examples to help you visualize the possibilities in black and white
Suggested exercises to help you put the concepts into practice with your own photos
The ebook includes more than 80 photos and many more illustrations. Two practice files are included.
FULL EBOOK + VIDEO COURSE - $59
The full ebook and video course includes:
188-page PDF ebook as described above
9 videos, including essential concepts, workflow recommendations, an overview of key processing tools in Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop, and three full start-to-finish examples. The total running time for these videos is almost five hours.
8 practice files that you can use to follow along with the lessons
Many tutorials and exercises to help you immediately implement these ideas into your field practices and workflow.
Who will get the most from this course?
Photographers with an understanding of the basic principles of digital photography, including exposure, focusing, and photo processing, will get the most out of this course. Although this course uses Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, the ideas can be applied to most photo processing software, including future versions of Adobe products. The course is more about learning the principles behind creating a successful black and white photograph, not the very specific steps to get there.
EXAMPLE PAGES FROM THE EBOOK
Reviews and Feedback About the Course
“I have to say I’m incredibly pleased with the quality of this series. Most tutorials don’t lay the ground work for the full walk-through edit. Your [tutorials are] laid out so precisely and are so well thought out and organized. Things like a PDF with time stamps that relate to the video are INCREDIBLY helpful when I’m trying to look back at how something was done. The price point for the quality is one of the best on the tutorial market (I own at least 10 landscape tutorials). I can’t wait to up my B&W game!!! Thank you Sarah, truly impressive video series.”
“Thanks so much Sarah for the creation of this wonderful course. This has helped inspire me to pursue black & white photography with a new passion and enthusiasm. In the digital era, I always though of black & white photography as something one did as a final step after completion of processing of a color photo. I now realize B&W works best when one pre-visualizes the image as B&W from the moment of capture, and processes the raw file at every step along the way with B&W in mind. Your videos and e-book have given me the knowledge of the tools necessary to succeed in this challenge.”
“I’ve just finished Sarah’s complete black and white course. I absolutely recommend it to anyone looking to develop their skills in black and white photography, from fieldcraft to editing in Lightroom and Photoshop. Really worth getting the package including the ebook. Now I need to get practicing!”
“This is an excellent course with many concepts and examples well organized and presented for others to learn the making of compelling black and white images and improve their own photography. I’ve already picked up a number of ideas from what I’ve gone through so far that will help me enhance my photographs beyond what I am doing now and know there will be much more as I continue to work through the course. Thank you!”
“I just bought [your black and white] ebook and it is terrific - clear instructions, thorough subject coverage, and filled with gorgeous, inspiring images. Really tremendous work.”
