35 Of The Best B&W Photographs, Tips & More

posted by NiNOO | on September 1, 2009 | under Photography

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The new digital cameras can bring you astonishing colors, especially when it comes to Landscape photography. B&W photography will always have the ability to make an ordinary image appear as a masterpiece.

3 Basic, Yet Significant Tips for B&W Photography

1. Strong contrast is the key element in B&W photography! It gives your photographs more emotion and makes it much more impassive. You can, of course, achieve this contrast by any post-processing software.
2. Focus on textures and patterns. This will make your B&W photograph stand out in a more dramatic way, giving it the perfect appearance it deserves. This is often used more in Abstract Photography.
3. Shoot in low ISO Why? We all know that high ISO gives a photograph more noise, and it becomes even more obvious in B&W photos. It’s not always easy to remove or to reduce that noise!

Recommended Photoshop Actions for B&W Photography

1. ATNCentral.Com (I) (Link No Longer Available!)
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2. ATNCentral.Com (II) (Link No Longer Available!)
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3. DigitalArticulation (Link not available)
4. Lune-Tutorials
5. Jean31
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6. Worthyg
7. EuphoricDesire-Stock (Link no longer available)

More Than 35 of The Best B&W Photographs

(Make sure you click on the previews to go to their original pages)
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About The Author

NiNOO is a 19 year old freelance website blogger and photographer. NiNOO is currently studying Information Systems in Effat University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. NiNOO is also known for her spectacular photography that has had many positive feedback over the years. (eMail | Twitter | Flickr | DeviantART)

14 Comments

  • Angel

    Posted on September 1, 2009

    Wonderful post as always!

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  • abeedo21

    Posted on September 1, 2009

    Cool :) thank you

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  • Reem

    Posted on September 1, 2009

    Oh hey, finally a blog written by NiNoO!!
    Loved the photos and love the blog :)
    Keep up your awesomely cool blogs xD
    Talk soon..
    PEACE,
    -Reem (yes, Ninas sis :P)

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  • Reem

    Posted on September 2, 2009

    Hey, is it you who commented or Nina? just asking..
    Cuz i’m sure Nina knows who Kelly Preston is, she’s John Travolta’s wife and she’s hanging out with Miley Cyrus cuz she plays her mom in her new movie.
    Ok? :P TC

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  • clairessa

    Posted on September 2, 2009

    some of these were absoutely astounding. for one: the strings player. ugggh, the london shot. just gorgeous. i really dont think the same effect would be able to be acheived with color. im glad you also brought that up :)

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  • David

    Posted on September 3, 2009

    Black and white photography is always a beauty to look at. i think it brings out the best in photography… i mean its really easy to take pictures in color mainly because you can see every detail.. but doing things in black and white just gives so much more of a pure outcome..

    nice post and site

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  • Gel

    Posted on September 4, 2009

    I love looking at colored pictures but there’s something about black and white photographs that give me this nostalgic feeling. I love the photos you shared, they’re all wonderful. The artist’s eye for photography is so awesome.

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  • radhey

    Posted on October 10, 2010

    realy good;

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  • Michelle

    Posted on March 28, 2011

    I’ve always been amazed with black and white photography. It gives photographers a chance to really showcase their skills sans all the distractions that colors and hues may bring.

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  • Jenny

    Posted on May 10, 2011

    I love that photo of the gentlemen sitting around tables with light streaming in from the nearby window. What an amazing combination of black & white photography and astounding lighting effects.

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  • Pat

    Posted on July 3, 2011

    I loved browsing through these photos! I especially like that black and white photo of a line of trees seemingly bending to the wind. Such a great eye for stunning photo coposiitons!

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