A black and white photograph is not just a regular “no color” photo. B&W portraits can say more about a subject than color photography! Also "black and white" is better for images with graphics.
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For example, photograph scaffolding in "color" and you will get a completely "dim" image. Take the same photo in black and white mode, add contrast - and you get a powerful "grid", which will be a pleasure to look at.
However, the opposite is also true - if you photograph a green apple in front of a red wall at B&W, the difference between the colors will only be in shades of gray. Therefore, the first rule of BW photography is to choose a suitable subject for shooting.
A portrait in black and white is always a good idea.
Other types of photography can do well in both color and black and white. But by removing color, you also remove distractors (that which distracts attention).
The red car in the background or the black and white neon signs lose all their appeal and turn into a gray and lifeless mass.
Of course, the best teacher is experience. But you can always just turn on one of the black and white filters in the iPhone camera and look at the screen. As a result, you will quickly begin to notice how well-defined details show up in black and white. If the picture promises to be successful - do not hesitate a minute and take it right away! And, of course, no one forbids you to turn an already taken color photo into black and white using the same filters. Yes, their options are limited, but this is a great start into the world of B&W photography.
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To edit a black and white image, simply click the familiar Edit button, then the clock-like icon on the right, and then select the desired tool - light, color, etc.
After one of them is selected, touch the icon with three lines in order to make detailed edits.
In the Light section, you will be prompted to work with the glitter, exposure, highlights, shadows, brightness, contrast, and black point settings. The B / W section offers options such as Intensity, Hue, Grain and Neutrality. Play around with the sliders - they will make some elements darker and others lighter.
It may surprise you that the B / W section has options for adjusting contrast, etc. of things. And really, why? It's all about … the color!
You can (and should!) Apply color filters to black and white images. We don't mean blue or sepia, but those filters that can be applied directly over the lens.
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Let's go back to the "green on red background". In a BW image, the composition would look like gray on gray, i.e. very boring. But if you apply a red filter on the iPhone, then it will pass all the red through it and block the green. In a black and white photo, this manipulation highlights the red and darkens the green. Of course, the green filter does the exact opposite.
Of course, (black and white) light does not end with built-in iOS filters - many third-party applications are happy to offer you a variety of virtual "overlays" before converting to black and white photo. A great example of such an application is Google's Snapseed (screenshots above), which regularly produces a cool final result.
The iOS system application Photos also allows you to do the same work, but there you have no direct control over the color filters: all you can do is move the slider slider left and right until you like the result.
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Best B&W Photography Apps for iPhone and iPad
- Adobe Lightroom - You will definitely be delighted with the editing options and the ease with which you get great results.
- Snapseed is a Google app that delivers the best BW images with B / W and Noir tools.
- I Love Film - the application emulates the good old film and gives the impression of what we shoot like 20-30 years ago.
- Photos is Apple's standard iOS app. Mono, Silver, and Noir black and white filters are excellent starting points for black and white photography.
We hope that the above has piqued your interest in black and white photography on the iPhone. Best of all, you don't even have to get up and go take new photos! After all, you probably have a lot of old ones, and some of them are already ready to become a BW masterpiece.
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