
In this first video we are going to have an overview of Ansel Adams workflow and how to develop and work black and white photos. I will try to explain his Zone System with simple concepts. Understanding the past will help us see how to apply this is today's tools like Lightroom.
In the second video we will start preparing the global development of the photo, and it's basic black and white conversion.
We are going to see the concept of dodge and burn, where this technique comes from and how to replicate these treatments using brushes in Lightroom.
In this video we are going to keep on doing the dodge and burn starting with the closest to the camera elements.
In this video we are going to continue with dodge and burning elements going further and further in the photo.
In this video we are going to finish the dodge and burn of the elements which are further away from us giving depth to the photo.
Now we are going to retouch the sky and see how to bring drama to the clouds.
Here we have the final touch's to complete this image of the Alps, an homage to Ansel Adams.
In this final video we are going to do a full retouch from beginning to end of this photo in Venice, Italy.
In this course we will understand how to apply the methodology of Ansel Adams to the modern tools we use in creating beautiful White & Black photographies. We will cover his zone system, we will prepare negatives, we will understand the concept of dodge & burn and retouching a photo of the Alps - an homage to Ansel Adams.