Make your black and white photography way more amazing

I work a lot in black and white. I love its emotion and simplicity. But what makes black and white amazing? Let’s find out!

Also if you use my black and white master tools like Silver 4 presets and Blackroom actions you’ll also get some get bonus tips here. But no matter how you do your black and white photography, this video is going to help to improve your black and white

These are the 3 biggest tips I’ve discovered to make to black and white photography that makes people say, wow that’s amazing.

I loved black and white since my early days as a photographer. But I can’t tell you how many times I’ve struggled with the fact that the iconic black and white photos make the ordinary look incredible in black and white.

My years of creating tools to edit black and white have been a big part journey in finding solutions to make iconic black and white a common occurrence in my work. Today I’m going to share what makes black and white photography stand out.

The Birds, Balckroom actions final black and white edit ready for IPC competition.

Those of you on my shadow hunters list know the bottom line. If you want great black and white, the presets, the actions, the styles the app. They are all just means to an end. The key isshadows.

But today we’re going beyond shadows and looking at what hides behind those shadows that create iconic complex atmospheric black and white. The kind they make within the film in the darkroom.

Watch the video and let me know if the comments what you learn.

Gavin Seim

Model in Mexico Ivanna – Helios 44-3 lens with Silver 4 Lightroom only edit.
On the river in Mexico State, edited in Blackroom to increase atmosophere. X100v
Ivanna, Model, Mexico. Helios 44-3 Lightroom and Then Blackroom actions for final edits.

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I'm from WA State USA and started studying photography in 97. I started work as a pro (using that word loosely because I sucked) using film at age 16. I learned fast but was not as easy to find training then. Sometimes I beat my head against the wall until I figured stuff out.

As digital dawned I went all in and got to study with masters like Ken Whitmire. In 09 I founded the Pro Photo Show podcast. I started promoting tone-focused editing. When Lightroom arrived, I started developing tools to make editing and workflow better.

20 years of study and photography around the country earned me a Master of Photography (M.Photog) from PPA. I got to see my workshops and tools featured in publications across the industry. Once I even won the prestigious HotOne award for my "EXposed" light and tone workshop.

Wanting something calmer, I moved to Mexico in 2017. It's a land of magical light. I'm here now exploring light and trying to master my weak areas. I make videos of that for my Youtube channel, sharing what I learn. I hope you'll stick around and be part of Light Hunters Tribe... Gavin

Gavin Seim

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