Even though the majority of photography is done automatically on
digital cameras, black and white still lives on today. The beauty of
black and white photography is that it focuses on visual elements such
as tone, texture and shape.
By starting this BW project, you’ll begin to see things in a
different light and, rather than just colour, your eyes will become
better at recognizing different shapes and forms.
Shooting with a single theme is a great way to start to limit and focus on the objects that you shoot.
You simply take a certain theme, such as an object, or even
an idea such as contrast or textures. Spend an entire day only shooting objects
that suit that day’s theme.
When you do this a lot, you start to really understand what certain
objects or colours do for various photos and how you can use them to
your advantage. It also helps you to find something interesting in
something boring, as you have to try and make everyday objects worth
looking at.
In this assignment, you will
Learn the various parts of the camera and how to load BW film. You will also learn how to operate a manual camera to take a well exposed image. The we will develop the film into negatives and learn how to print film.
