DPP Part 3 - Black and White - Exercise 3 Colours into Tones
The purpose of this exercise is to choose an image that has at least 2 strong contrasting colours and to creating in black and white 2 contrasting versions of the image by:
1. lighten the grayscale tone of one of the colours and darken the tone of the other
2. reverse the above
Spring time in the Forest of Dean where I live can be an exciting time for colour, especially in the many woods and forests containing bluebells
Starting image in colour
Staring image in black and white
Version 1
I've completely lightened the greens (bluebell stems, fern, grass, tree foliage), and then darkened the blues (bluebells, elements in sky)
This has created a similar effect to infrared images that I've taken where green foliage is displayed as white where it is reflecting IR light.
Version 2
I've completely darkened the greens (bluebell stems, fern, grass, tree foliage), and then lightened the blues (bluebells, elements in sky).
It is clearly the complete opposite of version 1 of the image and their variations is almost like a film negative. This is particularly apparent since the colours blue (perhaps indigo) and green are very much the two dominant colours in the image.
This takes me back to the colour wheel in terms of primary and secondary colours and their relationships and contrasts and am interested in how this can be used in black and white photography. Experimentation going forward is the key
Exercise Learning's
a) manipulation of contrasting colours in black and white image can create, in their extremes, large differences in tones. I find this quite an exciting discovery and something I need to explore further
b) In the second version of the image with darkened greens and lightened blues the image has developed texture in the bluebells which didn't appear to be present n version 1
c) In future black and white conversions I will now be more aware of how my digital processing with colour adjustments can impact the image
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