Alister Benn Expressive Photography - Creative Black and White Processing

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    This is a Complete Video Course on how to process Black and White Landscape Photographs in Adobe Lightroom, without presets or external plugins. The advantage of this, is we are in the RAW environment all the time, able to make incredible adjustments to both luminosity and contrast. 3 hours and 45 minutes in 25 videos. Fully worked examples from start to finish, plus individual videos on all the tools, plus the WHY of it all.

    https://expressive.photography/creative-black-and-white-processing/

    About the Videos
    “When Alister Benn wrote his eBbook Luminosity & Contrast it was a distillation of 15 years study, research and close examination of the natural world and his relationship with it. The epiphany that everything can be summarized with those two words changed the way he saw world, how he composed and subsequently processed his images.

    These videos carry on from where the book left off and are designed to compliment, not replace the text. In conjunction with his longer essays on the psychology of visual design and the pursuit of emotional aesthetics, the videos provide a complete course on how to achieve what we want, by zoning in on the emotional impact of the photograph.

    In the contemporary landscape photography scene where over saturation and composites are used to demand attention, Alister’s aim is to bring back the strength of self-actualization to our work, connecting with the landscape in a meaningful way, allowing the stresses of day to day life to release and to create a more caring and nurturing society.”

    Alister explains in 25 separate videos in over 3 hours and 45 minutes how to use Adobe Lightroom to process unique and emotional Black and White Photographs.

    Table of Contents:

    INTRODUCTION: About the Course – 7:36

    PART ONE: Light, Luminosity & Contrast:
    1. Introducing Luminosity & Contrast – 05:21
    2. The Basic Sliders – 07:01
    3. The Zone System – 07:56
    4. Understanding Luminosity – 07:23
    5. Understanding Contrast – 05:44
    6. The Quality of Light – 10:21

    PART TWO: Black & White Conversions:
    7. Why We Process Images – 09:53
    8. B&W Presets – 02:59
    9. Color Filters – 05:44
    10. BW Mix – 04:25
    11. Camera Calibration – 04:45

    PART THREE: Local Adjustments in Lightroom
    12. Global vs Local Adjustments – 07:14
    13. The Gradient Filter – 11:57
    14. The Adjustment Brush – Part 1 – 06:38
    15. The Adjustment Brush – Part 2 – 04:24
    16. The Radial Filter – 07:46
    17. The Range Mask – 04:32
    18. Working with Local Adjustments – 09:42

    PART FOUR: Fully Worked Examples
    19. Case Study 1 – Complete Workflow – 17:40
    20. Case Study 2 – Feeling the Landscape – 10:53
    21. Case Study 3 – Creative Freedom – 08:26
    22. Case Study 4 – Atmospheric Transitions – 08:34
    23. BONUS CASE STUDY – 25:56

    SUMMARY – Closing Thoughts – 09:26

    TOTAL TIME: 3hrs 45 min 46sec

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    Due to the current situation of Gold Membership Coupon system I've released this as non Gold.
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    mrgas: Hope you enjoy and Merry Xmas to you too!!
     
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