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B&W TIPS FROM THE JUDGES
Alex Cearns
The tonal contrast of an image plays
a big role in setting its mood, feel and atmosphere. Images with strong tonal range work best in black and white. Dark areas such as shadows emphasise lighter areas, and vice versa. Choosing scenes and subjects with strong tonal range will lead to punchy black and white images. Scenes and subjects without strong tonal contrast will look muddy and washed out.
Anthony McKee
Most photographers use low ISO settings to reduce noise in their images but bumping up the ISO
to a high setting can often add drama and texture to your black and white photos. The next time you
are shooting portraits or doco in relatively low light, get bold and crank up the ISO to 12,800 ISO or even higher – because in black and white, bold is beautiful!
