Black & White Photography Workshop (Warandtyte)

Black-and-white photography has always been a great challenge. We try to emulate great images from the past using our camera's B&W settings, but digital cameras take black-and-white pictures by removing the colour, and there is more to the art than just that. For example, green, red, and blue all become the same shade of grey- so how do we master this?

In the days of film, we knew how to, as we had no choice black and white was all we had! The Football team away kit is a throwback is that time as TV was in black and white and so North Melbourne and Collingwood would look the same.

Yes, I know we can do so much in post-production, but why not take the image there and then?

Our new three-hour class shows you how to correctly set your camera to take outstanding images and, most importantly, create unique art.

The class covers

The Camera

Setting your camera correctly to black and white (Monochrome)

Use your camera's built-in filters to alter how the camera “sees” colour

Making a great Black and White Image

Just because the image looks good, doesn't mean it will make a great image in Black & White.

Remember we don’t have the advantage of colour to lead our eyes.

We will cover how to use texture and lighting to make our images stand out.

We will use practical examples to look for the sort of detail that gets lost in colour.

We will cover how to make blue skies darker to make our Landscapes look stunning

And will cover how to use our camera settings to make smooth clear skin on our subject.

Perfecting the Black and White Image

We will cover using software to enhance our image

Use Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop to make the colour difference clearer

And use NIK software (and similar) to recreate the golden era of black-and-white photography.

Who am I

My name is Alwyn Hanson, I have been teaching photography for over 30 years in Melbourne. I have worked with and taught over 30,000 people including new users as well as training groups such as Victoria Police,  MFB and many Government Departments. 

I believe in teaching photography in a simple, logical way rather than boring lectures. My classes are short, practical and complete. Most are three hours long (My experience is longer classes don't always achieve good results)

I teach photography and software based on classes that have run with great success in my previous position as manager of Michaels Media School in the Melbourne CBD. 

I am passionate about teaching and want you to use YOUR camera to take great photos.

I can teach you in a class or if you prefer at your home, cafe or local park. 

You tell me what you want and I can make it happen.

Why Alwyns Photo School is different.

We believe in working WITH all the special features on the camera,NOT turning them all off and going manual. The camera companies have spent millions in development, so why reinvent the wheel. We can teach YOU how to take great photos on YOUR own digital camera.

Alwyns Photo School, making great photography easier.