Archive - Photography Instruction of Art Things Considered

Black and White

Can today's cameras do 'authentic' looking black and white?

Nov 24, 2024 •

January 2024

Helping a Mountain Shake Off Its Blues

Or: color can be changed in a photograph

Jan 14, 2024 •

November 2023

Converting a Color Photo to B&W

It's a much more interesting exercise than you would expect.

Nov 27, 2023 •

December 2022

Adapting a Leica Lens to Sony

A little optical magic allows a lens to make the transition from film to digital

Dec 19, 2022 •

Adding Corrective Optics to an Film-Era Lens

Adding a plano-convex lens to a Zeiss Biogon to correct field flatness to modern standards. NOTE: This is a technical article. It shows how to modify a…

Dec 19, 2022 •

July 2022

Creating Mood with Black and White

I've also included some color examples, but I would like to show that black and white is a language well worth learning.

Jul 22, 2022 •

May 2022

Quoth the Photographer: Nevermore!

The Raven was just sitting there.

May 20, 2022 •

Making a "Little Planet"

I used Affinity Photo, but Photoshop can do this, too.

May 5, 2022 •

April 2022

White River Scene

I seen this serene scene of the White River from a trail that starts at Mud Mountain Road

Apr 10, 2022 •

March 2022

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