Foundations of Photography: Black and White

June 30, 2011 by
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In an effort to make the world less colorful, I recently produced a course on black and white photography for Lynda.com. That course is now live and, thanks to the incredibly talented Lynda.com crew, it looks great! They did a fantastic job of crafting evocative noirish sets using only light and shadow, all of which serve to reinforce the fundamental vocabulary of black and white shooting. Covering shooting, post-production, aesthetics, and how to “see” black and white images, the course is available for immediate viewing here.

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4 Comments on Foundations of Photography: Black and White

  1. Gigi on Mon, 18th Jul 2011 1:51 am

    2. Ben I just recently returned to Lynda.com to learn some more about photography and came across your courses. I am so excited to find them. I love your way of teaching because not only do you show how but why about the subject. I started with the exposure course, moved to the lens and now watching the Black & White course.
    I hope you will do more courses about photography with Lynda.com You are such a great teacher.
    I am going to purchase your book and check this website often. You now have a new very excited and hungry student.

  2. Adult Ops Blog on Thu, 28th Jul 2011 2:08 am

    3. Black And White Complete…

    [...] e your book and check this website often. You now have a new very excited and hu [...]…

  3. Mario Fernandez on Tue, 10th Jan 2012 1:10 am

    4. Im taking all lynda.com videos about photography, specially yours!. You are a great teacher and im undestanding and putting to practice all you say. Thank you. Im doing all the homework you ask.

  4. Fundamentals of Photography: Black and White | Digital Camera SLR Area on Fri, 11th May 2012 3:28 pm

    5. [...] My basics of photography course in black and white is now available at Lynda.com Complete Digital Photography [...]

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