Woo hoo! I'm done with this theme for a little while. I will attempt it again in the future. This was excruciatingly difficult most of time, but I am determined to get better at it. =)
Shot in black and white in natural light. Did my own black and white theme for the month of April. Going back to class so to speak... My goal for this month was NOT to do "product" photography - I did NOT want my subject to look like it was floating in air on a washed out background. My goal was 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!
What the eye perceives as black or white in a black and white image is a task - light, f-stop, ISO, focal length, etc. all play a role in the nearest to perfect image you can capture. Keeping detail in your subject and background along with the tones the eye perceives as black and/or white is NOT easy.
This was an interesting re-learning experience. It really was an assignment for John Frair's class so many decades 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 - done
4th week - white on black in natural light - done
5th week - white on white in natural light - done
@30pics4jackiesdiamond Thank you, Jackie! You've been so supportive. Was just the wrong month to do it. Too many doctors appointments for me and for mom, too many distractions. This needs time and patience and I just didn't have either. LOL!
Well done it makes for a great calendar. Reading your comment to Jackie you have obviously had a lot going on and your project probably did need a little more time to focus. Saying that I think that you did a grand job.
@30pics4jackiesdiamond LOL! Yessum!
@milaniet Thank you, Milanie!
@phil_howcroft Thank you, Phil! LOL!
@kjarn Thank you, Kathy!