Teach yourself Black & White Photography The fundamentals of mono photography Super Tip Using the histogram display
When using the monochrome picture styles, the histogram displayed on the camera is generated from the black-and-white JPEG image. So, while it’s still useful for assessing the overall exposure, when you open the raw file it will display the colour histogram
Above Try shooting just the shadows created by the subject, rather than the object that created them, to produce simple, graphic black-and-white images Top right Look for subjects with contrasting textures such as the wall, foliage and clouds in this shot to create a real sense of depth and interest to your black and white shots Right In black-and-white images it's often the darkest elements that draw your attention. Here the dark figure of the fisherman on top of the sea wall is a much stronger focal point than the white lighthouse
learn what works in black and white
Sunrise/sunset
Colour contrast
You will lose much of the impact when the colours and tones are crucial to the mood of a scene, such as sunrise or sunset.
Scenes that rely on strong colour contrasts such as the red poppy in this shot don’t work well in mono.
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