Black-and-White Landscape Photography

As someone who is particularly interested in exploring landscape photography during this class, I was searching for something related to landscape photography that I could blog about.  I came across another blog on Outdoor Photographer that gives a creative perspective on landscape photography.  Photographer Jack Curran gives readers an insight into how to create interesting and beautiful black-and-white landscape shots.

Most people, like myself, probably do not really associate black-and-white photography with landscape photography.  It seems that in landscape photography, you are always trying to capture the vibrant colors of nature that the scene provides.  However, as Curran points out, black-and-white images can be just as powerful, if not more so, than color images in landscape photography.  In fact, some scenes that may appear somewhat boring in color can actually make amazing photographs when converted to black-and-white.  This is often the case in settings where there is not a lot of color range.

There are a few aspects of a landscape that suit black-and-white photography best.  Curran advises to look for scenes with a good mix of light and shadows to give a black-and-white photograph depth and visual appeal.  Additionally, a scene with lots of texture and good contrast gives the best effects when converted to black-and-white.

As Curran's photographs show, black-and-white photography gives landscapes a completely different and even other-worldly feel.  Since coming across this article, I am excited to pursue some black-and-white landscape photography as I continue to experiment and learn.

Link to Jack Curran's blog: https://www.outdoorphotographer.com/tips-techniques/nature-landscapes/think-feel-do/