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Monday, May 7, 2012

Taking on a New Class - Black and White Photography

Today I started another online class ~ “Picture Black and White” with Tracy Clark. For our May 3rd assignment we were told to focus on graphic elements: line whether symmetrical, asymmetrical, horizontal, vertical, grids, or whatever. While Buddy was running a shuttle, I started working on assignment #1. Both of these pictures were taken at Hopkin’s Green park in downtown Lexington. 
Roof of an open air arbor type of structure. This section is in the center. Once I saw this up on my computer screen, I realized there was a strong linear quality to the picture.

 This is a picture of one post of the vintage style iron fencing around the park, and I struggled with getting positioned so that the light was the best. It was still a bit overcast so there were no shadows at all. I was surprised to see that I was able to capture some of the texture on the structure. Both pictures were taken in color and then changed into black and white.


17 comments:

  1. I think you did very well. I like the way the roof,or whatever it is, looks. Great lines and tones in the greyscale. The light ribs against the darker background.

    Have a nice week.

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  2. i do like the top one - assignment or no. :)

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  3. These are both beautiful in B&W!! I love your POV on the first one and I like that the second one looks like a cross!!

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  4. I'll use this space, rather than the class to tell you how much I really like both of these. It is easy to shoot color and turn it into B &W, it is another to make it work. Both these make that transition really really well.

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  5. Very nice! I really like the first one. Although I haven't posted too many lately, B&W is my favorite form of photography.

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  6. Forgive me if I have already posted this - I am having a tad bit of trouble with my computer.

    I thought I would use this opportunity to comment on your photos, rather than in class, because we can say so much more here :-)

    It is one thing to shoot a photo and turn it into B&W - it is an entirely different thing to have them work in B&W.

    Both of these work and they are really wonderful. I can relate to the lack of shadow. Shadows give so much more depth to a photo - especially in B&W, but these work none-the-less. Nice Job!

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  7. Lovely! The lines in the first picture are wonderful.

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  8. I like the black and whites on your blog. THey look really nice. The lines of the arbor top make an interesting photo too.

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  9. Love your shots here Genie! I will look forward to seeing you progress with this black and white class. How do you keep up with it and also beyond layers??

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  10. Nice work Genie - won't be long before you are the Teacher and passing all your greatness on to others. Love the olde iron fence - neat to see wearing of the metal and its age. Love the graphic element of arbor and also how it fits beside the graphic design of the house. NICE :)

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  11. Genie, I am there too! Hah! We are incorrigible! I will have to look for your images the next time I go into the gallery. These are fab shots! You do black and white well!

    xo

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  12. You did a great job in B &W. The texture in the second photo is clearly visable.
    Have a great Wednesday.

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  13. Yes, pretty picture, you're right, those lines of light give full force to the composition. Greetings.

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  14. super job genie!! the second one is my favorite :)

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  15. Oh, I do think I detected a bit of green creeping up my neck, Genie! How I wish I had time to join you in class. In monochrome I look for contrast in light-dark and you got it in both these shots.

    You had me LOL with your comment about the ugly ducks... Your sense of humor is priceless!

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  16. Honestly Genie, I can't believe you're not teaching this class! Beautiful B&W in the VMI pictures in the post below -- you are so ambitious as well as talented!

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