The world of black and white photography is considered a Fine Art form and it is done to induce an emotion of timelessness and freeze a moment at any given time. It goes without saying that a few great photographers like Ansel Adams and Steigletz have made black and white photography what it is to today and even long after their deaths keep it strong and alive. This type of a picture is a true classic form of art and extremely breathe taking. There can never be enough said about black and white photography, but the pictures themselves will speak volumes for all that are looking at them.
Black and white film comes in a few different classes. The tabular black and white film is a new and thinner emulsion film that has more of a surface area and it gives off less depth with high sharpness. Conventional film is the standard type that gives off a superior detail to highlight and was used before the tabular film was introduced in 1988. Orthochromatic film is the best for shots of people and landscapes and gives off a tone that stands above all other film types. Chromogenic film uses dyes and not the silver particles that are used by the other film types. There is no control over the development process and it is more difficult to work with.
There really is no other special equipment or camera that is needed for black and white photography, only the film. When you bring in your roll of film to a store to be developed just let the person behind the counter know what it is. Some places specialize in the development of black and white and it is best to use their services to gain the true feelings you desired to achieve and portray with the photos. Other places develop this type of film, but in return you may not get the true color, or lack of color you desired.
Felix Zhucha has popular black and white photographs at his site.
Digital camera owners often think that the only thing they need (besides the camera) is a finger to click. Well, if you get proper software, you can do a whole lot more with your camera.
ACDSee 8 Photo Manager (ACD System)
With ACDSee 8 you can fix and enhance any photo like an expert. The software allows you to orrect groups of photos at the same time, fix red-eye or exposure problems, and perfect your photos with professional editing tools. You can also burn your photos to CD or DVD, and create backups of your best memories. Unlike Photoshop, ACDSee 8 is very simple. Plus, it can create slide shows, screen savers, or on-line photo albums for friends and family, and produce professional prints and contact sheets.
Face Filter Studio (Reallusion)
Face Filter Studio is 3D photo morphing technology that lets you import any portrait photo and enhance the facial feature either subtle to improve or dramatically to create funny faces. Face Filter Studio is extemely easy to learn and use, but it does have some limitations. You can modify the size, angle, and position of eyes and eyebrows (individual or as a pair), noses, and mouths. You can adjust color and tone globally. The image modifications Face Filter Studio does are very real and subtle, but you can also crank up the expression strength for silly, comic effects.
Morph Buster (SoftBusters)
Morph Buster provides an easy way to morph photographs into animations. You simply select beginning and ending images and specify the delay, and the program quickly will do its job before showing a preview in the interface’s lower pane. Morph Buster’s simple editing tools let you touch up images from directly within the program. In addition to that, Morph Buster lets users add text to images, deform image, set the number of frames per second, print out a morphed image and send it via e-mail.
Download Links
ACDSee 8 http://www.deprice.com/acdseephotomanager.htm
Face Filter Studio http://www.deprice.com/facefilterstudio.htm
Morph Buster http://www.deprice.com/morphbuster.htm
John Deprice is a professional photographer and a digital artist. His website is http://www.deprice.com/design.htm