Shoot dramatic light and shade

Shoot high-contrast monochromes in the harsh midday sunlight to capture strong, creative shadows

GET THE FILES HERE: http://bit.ly/PMZ39_MONO When you remove the colour from a scene, the structure and form of the subject becomes intensified. You can use this to your advantage when shooting shadows. In the middle of the day when the sun is high, it can be tricky to capture a correctly exposed scene. The highlights are bright and the shadows are dark, and often you can’t see any detail in them. Usually, this would be a problem, but in this instance this is what we’re after. We’re looking to create a surreal image from harsh light contrasting against dark areas. We found a stairwell on the side of an industrial building for our photo shoot. It helps if the stairs have gaps because this creates the interesting shadows. In most…

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Teach yourself Black & White Photography United Kingdom (Digital) - 1 Issue, Teach yourself Black & White Photography 2017

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