Dramatic Black & White Photography by J D Hayward

Author:J D Hayward
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 1-58428-027-1
Publisher: Amherst Media

For example, you can see how the brim of Roosevelt's hat creates a heavy, dark shadow that helps to give definition and create a visual line between the tonalities of his skin and the fabric of the hat. If I had asked him to lower his face, his eyes would have been lost in the shadow, and the impact of the photo would have changed. The same is true if his head were tilted higher, leaving less of a hard shadow, and taking away from the impact of the image.

Also, you can use the Zone System for portraiture as well as for landscapes or still lifes. The concepts are the same, only you are dealing with a person instead of a skyline. You might want to practice this in a studio situation or at least somewhere with constant and steady lighting at first, until you become adept at using the System. You will be quite pleased with the outcome, I am certain. Your portraits will take on a whole new life as you increase your control over the final print.

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