{"id":289193,"date":"2020-12-05T14:25:53","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T19:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=289193"},"modified":"2020-12-06T13:25:49","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T18:25:49","slug":"8-creative-black-and-white-photography-assignments-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/05\/8-creative-black-and-white-photography-assignments-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Creative Black and White Photography Assignments for You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

First sent on ERIC KIM NEWSLETTER ><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear friends,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some quick black and white photography assignments to get you going:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Photograph your hand<\/a><\/strong>. Shoot in RAW, and increase the contrast, to see more details in your hands<\/li>
  2. Inverse<\/a> your photos<\/strong>: Choose some monochrome photos of yours which you like, and inverse them, to gain a more interesting view into them.<\/li>
  3. Shoot with a flash<\/a>:<\/strong> Monochrome and a flash renders interesting scenes. Shoot everything you see with a flash and without<\/em> a flash. You can experiment with RICOH GR II Program Mode and the integrated flash, or the integrated flash on your Fuji, or even the iPhone with Noir mode with the integrated flash!<\/li>
  4. Make a portfolio<\/a><\/strong> of your favorite (current) monochrome photos and upload them to your website portfolio.<\/li>
  5. Study the masters of monochrome photography. Andre Kertesz<\/a>, Henri Cartier-Bresson<\/a>, Josef Koudelka<\/a>, Richard Avedon<\/a>.<\/li>
  6. Experiment with RAW or JPEG high contrast for monochrome<\/strong>. You can download ERIC KIM PRESETS<\/a> for free to experiment with.<\/li>
  7. Exposure compensation<\/a><\/strong>: When you see something interesting, shoot it at -1 exposure compensation, 0, and +1 exposure compensation.<\/li>
  8. Abstract<\/a> your photos as much as possible<\/strong>. This means, blur your photos, shoot your photos out of focus, and make them more surreal<\/a>!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Upload your favorite monochrome photos to arsbeta.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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    Monochrome thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n