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Past Workshop
Digital Black & White: Vision and Craft with Harold Davis
October 14th (6:00 - 9:00 pm)
October 15th (9:00 am - 7:30 pm)
October 16th (9:30 am - 4:30 pm)
Sunset Center
Carmel, CA
Nautilus in Black & White. © Harold Davis. All rights reserved.
Monochromatic imagery is deeply tied to the history of
photography, and indeed some people only recognize photography as art if it is in black
and white. However, in today's digital photography world, digital sensors “see”the
world in color by capturing RGB data—even if the resulting exposure is converted in the
camera or computer to monochrome.
This paradox gives rise to a new way of approaching black and white photography. How
do we see monochromatically in a post-film world? What kinds of imagery work best in
digital black and white? How should you prepare for photography if you know your work
will be presented monochromatically?
This hands-on workshop will examine the craft and vision of digital monochrome in the
context of each participant's own work. Field sessions will teach participants how to best
see the world monochromatically. We will explore the craft of shooting for black and
white in a world-class location that has undeniable associations with the history of black
and white photography.
Classroom sessions will demystify the monochromatic conversion workflow, and
explain monochromatic conversion techniques including in-camera conversion, RAW
conversion, Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop adjustments, the “Ansel Adams”effect using
Photoshop's Channel Mixer, and Nik's Silver Efex Pro.
An optional night photo shoot on the Big Sur Coast is included.
Price, including lunch: Members: $350. Non-Members: $400. Workshop is limited to 16 participants. This workshop is now full. To be placed on the waiting list please call (831) 625-5181.
About the Instructor
Master photographer Harold Davis is the author of Creative Black
& White: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques (Wiley), which has been the number
one selling black and white photography book on Amazon for more than a year. He is
the author of many other bestselling photography books, including Creative Landscapes:
Digital Photography Tips & Techniques (Wiley) and The Photoshop Darkroom series
from Focal Press. Harold is a contributing author at Photo.net, and writes the popular
Photoblog 2.0.
Harold's workshops and presentations are highly acclaimed, with many of his workshops
selling out quickly.
Curriculum
| Friday, October 14 |
| 6PM | Sign-in and orientation |
| 7PM-9PM | Monochrome in the Digital Era: Presentation and discussion |
| Saturday, October 15 |
| 9AM | Monochromatic digital conversions (classroom session) |
| 10:30AM | Participant work |
| 11:30AM | Preparing for Black & White in the field |
| 12:15PM | Lunch break |
| 1PM-3:30PM | Field photography at Edward Weston Beach, Point Lobos Preserve |
| 4PM-6PM | Review of work, advanced conversion techniques |
| 6PM-7:30PM | Group dinner at a local restaurant |
| 8PM | Optional night photo shoot on the Big Sur coast. Exact location
depends on conditions and group preferences. While all workshop
participants are welcome to come on this shoot, night photography
is not for everyone, so this is not a required part of the workshop. |
| Sunday, October 16 |
| 9:30AM | Review of work from previous day |
| 10:30AM-1PM | Field session in location tba, lunch break |
| 1PM-2PM | Review of work |
| 2PM-4PM | Special effects in digital Black & White: duotone, tritone,
solarization, toning, etc. |
| 4PM | Workshop wrap-up |
What to bring
Wear layered clothing and comfortable shoes for the field photography
sessions. Weather conditions in October in the Carmel and Big Sur area can vary from
sunny and warm to cold and clammy, often in quick succession. If you plan to come on
the Saturday night shoot, please also bring a headlamp.
Bring a camera and a tripod for field sessions. You should know how to attach the
camera to the tripod. Please bring a remote release for your camera. Your camera should
be able to save captures as RAW files, and have manual exposure controls. If you are
uncertain about how to use your camera's controls, please bring the manual.
A laptop loaded with Photoshop is helpful for classroom sessions, but not required. (If
you don't already have Photoshop, a free trial version is available for download from
Adobe.)
Please bring ten of your images as JPEGs on a USB drive. If you've already worked in
digital monochrome, five of these images can be monochromatic—and the remaining
photos should be ones that you think will work well as black and white.
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