Monochrome Mastery: Shoot, See, Perfect

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  9: Making black and white prints 05.08.2026 8Min.

  Your best black and white images deserve to be seen, and there's nothing quite like a physical print. A desktop printer can do a great job but you need to know what to look for. Or you can use an online lab to do it for you and even create a real silver print from your digital images. Hello. I'm Rod Lawton and I'm a full-time photography journalist writing about camera gear, shooting techniques and photo editing. You can find my work on digitalcameraworld.com, amateur photographer.com and in ...
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  8: Recreating vintage black and white 05.08.2026 14Min.

  You can't just slap a sepia tone and a bit of grain on a digital image to create a convincing vintage look. In fact it takes a lot of very subtle visual cues and techniques to produce evocative and timeless black and white imagery. This is where dedicated tools plug-ins really prove their worth. Hello. I'm Rod Lawton and I'm a full-time photography journalist writing about camera gear, shooting techniques and photo editing. You can find my work on digitalcameraworld.com, amateur photographer....
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  7: BW software and plug-ins 05.08.2026 11Min.

  You can carry out all the basic darkroom tasks in regular photo editors – colour/black and white conversion, exposure and contrast, dodging and burning and even grain and toning effects. So why would you need dedicated black and white software tools and plug-ins? Let's see. Hello. I'm Rod Lawton and I'm a full-time photography journalist writing about camera gear, shooting techniques and photo editing. You can find my work on digitalcameraworld.com, amateur photographer.com and in print. I ha...
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  6: Dodging and burning 05.08.2026 10Min.

  For decades, dodging and burning has been a mainstay of black and white photography technique. It's what brings black and white images to life. It's an art and a visual skill which can be applied just as effectively in software – and it's not about AI, pixel-perfect masking and complex adjustments. Done the old way, dodging and burning is quick, dirty and beautiful. Hello. I'm Rod Lawton and I'm a full-time photography journalist writing about camera gear, shooting techniques and photo editin...
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  5: Basic black and white adjustments 05.08.2026 10Min.

  Black and white negatives are rarely perfect straight from the camera and it's the s are with digital. In the darkroom you adjust the print exposure and paper grade to maximise your print's tonal range, and in a photo editor you use exposure, brightness, levels and curves. Here's how it's done. Hello. I'm Rod Lawton and I'm a full-time photography journalist writing about camera gear, shooting techniques and photo editing. You can find my work on digitalcameraworld.com, amateur photographer.c...
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  4: Ways to convert colour to black and white 31.07.2026 8Min.

  Almost all digital cameras capture images in colour. You can either leave it to the camera to convert colours to black and white with a monochrome picture style or do it yourself in software? But which method is best – convert to greyscale, desaturate the colours, use Photoshop's Channel Mixer or go for more modern colour/mono mixing tools instead. And don't forget that these days we also have presets, LUTs and profiles... Hello. I'm Rod Lawton and I'm a full-time photography journalist writi...
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  3: Best cameras for black and white? 24.07.2026 10Min.

  What's with these dedicated monochrome cameras now appearing and do you need one? Is sensor size important for black and white, do you need a retro-styled camera and can you really shoot black and white on a phone? Hello. I'm Rod Lawton and I'm a full-time photography journalist writing about camera gear, shooting techniques and photo editing. You can find my work on digitalcameraworld.com, amateur photographer.com and in print. I have my own websites at lifeafterphotoshop.com, fotovolo.com a...
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  2: How to shoot in black and white 24.07.2026 16Min.

  We see the world in colour, so can we train our eyes to see in black and white? Can your digital camera help? Do you still need black and white filters, and should you be shooting JPEG or RAW? Hello. I'm Rod Lawton and I'm a full-time photography journalist writing about camera gear, shooting techniques and photo editing. You can find my work on digitalcameraworld.com, amateur photographer.com and in print. I have my own websites at lifeafterphotoshop.com, fotovolo.com and rodlawton.uk.
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  1: Why shoot in black and white? 24.07.2026 10Min.

  Why shoot in black and white at all? Maybe you have a fascination for black and white photography but you can't explain why? This episode attempts to explain why monochrome photography has its own very special appeal – and how to explain this to people who don't understand! Hello. I'm Rod Lawton and I'm a full-time photography journalist writing about camera gear, shooting techniques and photo editing. You can find my work on digitalcameraworld.com, amateur photographer.com and in print. I ha...