The world in black and white

It doesn't always have to be just color photos. It's the reduction to the essentials that makes black-and-white photos so attractive, and thanks to digital image processing you're fortunately flexible. We have compiled the best tips and tricks for you here.

View and accentuate motifs

In addition to tips for exciting motifs, the main focus is on basic information that contributes a lot to an understanding of black-and-white photography.

Lightroom Preset

This video explains how to turn a good color portrait into a really impressive black-and-white image with simple Lightroom editing.

Consciously shoot in black and white

(English) As a counterpoint, the English photographer Jamie Windsor uses sculptural, partly iconic examples to plead for consciously photographing his photos in black and white, to conceive them accordingly, and not to decide afterwards whether the photo remains colorful or not.

Image optimization

Everything you need to know about contrasts and grayscales, in short about editing black-and-white images, can be found in this video.

...and on it goes

Do you already know the new Signature photo book by Bubu? It's also perfect for black and white images. The Signature photobook including premium layout was designed by designer Mireille Burkhardt. In this interview we talked to her about the new book and her understanding of good design.