The secrets to great black-and-white photography

Wildlife and Adventure Photography · May 1, 2025 · 28m · transcript

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If you've never tried black-and-white photography before, I recommend it as a great way to broaden your creativity.

We are used to seeing things in colour, so black and white photography lets us see things differently, perhaps seeing aspects of things around us that we've never appreciated before.

These are the things to be conscious of when shooting in black and white:

Shapes and textures

Tonal variation

Contrast

Grain/digital noise

Composition

Patterns

Emotional impact

Nostalgia

Minimalism

Shooting in RAW

Practice shooting in black-and-white until you can visualise subjects…