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February 6, 2015 by Julia Anna Gospodarou

BLACK AND WHITE PROCESSING WITHOUT SELECTIONS IN LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY– SEA OF DEVOTION II

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Black and White Processing Without Selections - Sea of Devotion II © Julia Anna Gospodarou - Athens Porto Rafti

Sea of Devotion II © Julia Anna Gospodarou – Athens Porto Rafti

Black and White Processing Without Selections in Landscape Photography

Working without selections or with just a few, seems to be counter-intuitive if you consider the elaborate way I process my images generally but in this image I experimented with it to see how far I can go.

The conclusion is that, even if not having accurate selections to control the image in depth, I still had a certain level of control by using the other tools in a smart way. This kind of processing is more suited for landscape photography than for architecture, because in landscape photography one can be more permissive with outline than in architecture photography.

A very good tool I have used and I am using when I can is the “Edge Aware” function in Topaz Labs B&W Effects which is a tool that allows you to paint an effect inside an outline without spilling it outside the outline. The tool understands the edges and keeps the effect you apply inside the border. This is one of the best tools in Topaz Labs B&W Effects and one of my most used.

About the image

Shot in the Attica Peninsula, a few days ago, while scouting for my next private workshop in Athens, I tried on Sea of Devotion II a new way of processing, a black and white processing without selections.
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I shot this image with Formatt-Hitech Firecrest 16 IRND filter, my favorite filter in my bag. No need to say, this is the best ND filter you can shoot with. If you are an architectural or landscape photographer you need this filter just as much as you need your wide angle lens.

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If you want to learn more about long exposure photography you can read my Long Exposure Photography Extensive Tutorial that is a complete guide to this fascinating technique, and you can also purchase my video tutorial Long Exposure, Architecture, Fine Art Photography – Creating (en)Visionography that comes with my 50-page eBook “Advanced Black and White Processing” where I present in detail my workflow for black and white photography and long exposure photography.

Experimenting Black and White Processing Without Selections

One interesting piece of trivia. I edited this image almost without making any selection, just by “drawing” it – using layer blend modes, gradients, D&B and luminosity masks. I’ll show you how soon.

Fine Art Photowalk announcement

London Photowalk Update – FREE  Event – Sunday, February 15th – 11am – London City Hall:
I’ll be in London for a few days next week to film a series of lectures on black and white Fine Art photography for a well-known UK photography school where I will be teaching soon and I would like to meet as many London photographers as I can while I’m there.

If you are in London on Sunday, February 15th and want to meet me, I’ll organize a casual FREE photowalk around the City of London where I will share tips for black and white, long exposure and architectural/urban photography.

Meeting at 11am in front of London City Hall building by Norman Foster – on the riverside, close to the Tower Bridge.

I’ll be back with details and a formal announcement over the next few days.

Back to my image now.

PROCESSING

TECHNICAL DATA

Long exposure image shot at sunset in low light.
– Camera settings: 764.0 sec.(~13 min.) @ f/4.5, ISO 100
– Neutral Density Filters: 16 stops Formatt Hitech  Firecrest 16 stops IRND Filter  – circular version.
– Shot with Canon 5D MK3 & Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II
– T/S settings – no tilt, no shift

PROCESSING SOFTWARE

– LR5, PS CC , Topaz B&W Effects  (Topaz Labs B&W Effects 2 Full Review) +Topaz DeNoise + Topaz Detail

RAW Version of the image

Here is a RAW version of the image, before processing.

Sea of Devotion II © Julia Anna Gospodarou - RAW Version

Sea of Devotion II © Julia Anna Gospodarou – RAW Version

Straight conversion to black and white

And here is a straight conversion to black and white, to see the difference processing with PhtD (Photography Drawing) can make. More about Photography Drawing and about my entire black and white fine art philosophy and processing in my book From Basics to fine Art.

Sea of Devotion II © Julia Anna Gospodarou - Straightforward B&W Conversion

Sea of Devotion II © Julia Anna Gospodarou – Straightforward black and white Conversion

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FURTHER STUDY RESOURCES – FINE ART BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY, ARCHITECTURE, LONG EXPOSURE

You can find more resources about fine art black and white photography, (en)Visionography, long exposure photography and architectural photography in my extensive collection of photography tutorials. To receive my future tutorials directly via email you can subscribe to my website.

More about how to create fine art photography, from vision to processing and the final image you can read in my book From Basics to Fine Art – Black and White Photography, with co-author Joel Tjintjelaar and in my video tutorial Long Exposure, Architecture, Fine Art Photography - Creating (en)Visionography a hands-on tutorial accompanied by an eBook presenting my processing workflow, or attend one of my workshops.

Julia Anna Gospodarou - (en)Visionographer

Julia Anna Gospodarou Fine Art black and white photographer Julia Anna Gospodarou is an internationally acclaimed photographer, architect with a Master degree, author and highly sought-after educator, teaching workshops and lecturing around the world. Founder of (en)Visionography™ and creator of Photography Drawing™, author of the best-selling book From Basics to Fine Art - Black and White Photography , with high distinctions in the most important photography competitions worldwide (International Photography Awards IPA Photographer of the Year, World Photography Awards SWPA and Hasselblad Masters finalist, as well as 80+ more awards), widely published internationally in books and magazines, Julia is passionate about the art in photography and striving to spread it into the world.
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