Northlight Images has just published an excellent two-part beginner’s guide to black and white photography, covering everything from taking the image to printing it out.

“When I’m thinking of black and white images, the absence of light can be as important as the highlights. Good deep shadows can give a depth and solidity to an image. If you look at old black and white movies you can see a completely different way of lighting sets. The lighting directors knew how different colours and lighting would show up on film, and made use of the knowledge…Lots of pictures of things that don’t look very good in black and white will help you decide what looks better in black and white. It also has the beneficial side effect of making you think about colour much more when you use it. My black and white photography has really benefited from the switch to digital. I take more pictures, I experiment more and –many- more of my images get printed.”

Website: Northlight Images - Black and white digital photography

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