THE POWER OF BLACK & WHITE
April 20-21, 2024
Black and white photography has captivated us since the first photograph was recorded in 1825 by Joseph Niepce on a metal plate. While most of us no longer use metal plates, enthusiasm for the black-and-white process has endured. Color in a photograph can be a very compelling visual element. It can also make it difficult to notice underlying elements that can be even more important to the success of a photograph, such as shape, form, line, texture, and tone the decisive moment might even take a back seat. In the grayscale world, these visual elements become much more powerful visual tools for self-expression.
This workshop will take you from image capture to post-processing in black-and-white photography. It will help you see compositionally with a monochromatic eye and guide you through a post-processing workflow using Lightroom Classic and Silver Efex Pro 2* to get consistent results. Through lectures, software demonstrations, assignments, and critiques, you’ll gain skills to harness the power of black-and-white photography to create and communicate your unique vision.
*A note on software: Two monitors are recommended for participants (a laptop and external monitor are fine). If you use one computer monitor, contact Doug to discuss a workflow during the workshop. If you use an editing software other than Lightroom Classic, the concepts of black-and-white processing presented with Lightroom can be adapted to any software. However, participants should have Silver Efex Pro to use during the workshop. You can download a free 30-day trial version at DxO.
The Power of Black & White Registration
Beginning Saturday April 20, 9am ET Concluding Sunday April 21, 5:30pm ET
Tuition $495
“To see in color is a delight for the eye, but to see in black and white is a delight to the soul” - Andri Cauldwell
Online Workshop: The Power of Black and White
Workshop dates dates: Saturday & Sunday, April 20-21, 2024
Workshop time:
Saturday, April 20, 9 am Optional computer help, 9:30 am-5:30 pm ET, workshop with a lunch break
Sunday, April 21, 9 am Optional computer help, 9:30 am-5:30 pm ET, workshop with a lunch break
Schedule Details:
The intensive weekend format is designed to maximize your learning and the meeting times above provide an overview of the time commitment. We will kick off Friday evening with an introduction to B&W. We’ll meet on Saturday and Sunday in the morning for class, break in the afternoon when you will practice what you’re learning through creative assignments, and reconvene in the evening for a critique of the daily assignment. We conclude Monday evening with a celebratory slide show of everyone’s work. During the weekend, there will be an open lab for additional help. To keep you motivated and growing, participants may schedule an hour-long one-on-one meeting with Doug within two months of the workshop.
***Note: Two monitors are recommended (a laptop and an external monitor are fine). If you use just one monitor contact Doug to discuss a workflow during the workshop.
Class size: Limited to 12 students
Platform: Sessions will take place via Zoom (available for no charge from zoom.us). Additional details will be emailed to participants.
Skill level: This workshop is designed for photographers with an intermediate skill level using editing/processing software. Participants should be comfortable using their photographic equipment (phone cameras are welcome too!) and must be able to upload assignment images to the web for workshop critiques. Instructions will be emailed to participants.
FAQs about Online Courses
*Cancellation Policy: Click here to review the cancellation policy for online workshops.
If you have any questions about the workshop, please feel free to call Doug at 303-829-2215
“The Power of Black & White workshop was extremely enjoyable for me. Doug’s teaching style is clear and his presentations are interesting. He goes beyond describing how to do things by explaining why to do them too. I learned that the black and white processing of photographs can also teach us about art itself at its base level.”
“The Power of Black & White is overall a GREAT class - good class camaraderie and so appreciate your continued sense of humor and very critical and excellent eye.
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“Doug has a style of teaching which presents the information in a well thought out manner making it easy to follow along and learn remotely. The material built upon itself and working on the final assignment showed how much I learned over the weekend class and truly tied in the elements being taught.”