Black on white 7 Finale... by marlboromaam

Black on white 7 Finale...

Shot in black and white in natural light. Doing my own black and white theme for the month of April. Going back to class so to speak... My goal for this week is NOT to do "product" photography - I do NOT want my subject to look like it's floating in air on a washed out white background. My goal is to maintain some detail in the background and still keep a good focus on my subject. It's much harder to do than I remembered!

The human eye can see about 30 shades of gray between black and white - forget about the infamous book, and an average RGB computer screen can detect 256 shades of gray which we can't see anyway. How many shades are there really? Only God knows! I did discover that the bigger the black object is - the harder it is to keep detail in the white background while focusing on the black subject.

This ends the black-on-white week. All six black objects in one shot. As you can see, I kept lots of detail in the objects and lost nearly every detail in the background except for a few gray shadows. I think maybe a "B minus" for this week (which is pushing it) - giving myself some points for trying this old assignment one more time. Although I was unable to balance the detail in the background in every image - I think I managed it half the time.

This week is turning out to be an interesting re-learning experience for me. This really was an assignment for John Frair's class so many, many, many years ago. God bless him! I would love a do-over in his class if he was still around.

1st week - only shades of gray in natural light - done
2nd week - black on white in natural light - done
3rd week - black on black in natural light
4th week - white on black in natural light
5th week - white on white in natural light
I love how you have used all of this weeks props.
April 10th, 2021  
@wakelys Thank you, Susan! It's a great relearning experience for me.
April 10th, 2021  
I am really enjoying this series, and all the subtleties you point out with each one. Great learning!
April 10th, 2021  
@ljmanning You are very kind and very supportive, Laura. I am most appreciative. Thank you!
April 10th, 2021  
Lots of detail in the blacks... nice!
April 10th, 2021  
@kvphoto Thank you, KV!
April 10th, 2021  
Good idea using the last weeks props, great detail in all of them
April 11th, 2021  
@kjarn Thank you, Kathy!
April 11th, 2021  
Your going to be fancy here!
April 11th, 2021  
@milaniet LOL! I hope I won't let you down.
April 11th, 2021  
Nice composed shot. Diva outfit :)
April 11th, 2021  
Wonderful props and details.
April 11th, 2021  
Nicely done!
April 11th, 2021  
@dutchothotmailcom Thank you, Esther!

@ludwigsdiana Thank you, Diana!

@aikiuser Thanks, Jenn!
April 11th, 2021  
Tom
Wonderful shapes and contrasts
April 17th, 2021  
@tosee Thank you, Tom!
April 17th, 2021  
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