Form Texture Pattern

Form, texture and pattern in black and white photography. The beauty of details in visually appealing shape and form. Naturally leading the eye through design, both natural and man-made. The art of presenting a sense of texture in two-dimensional, visual art. Depth in tonal range, from highlight to shadow.

Emerging Pawpaw in black and white by Jim Crotty

Antelope Canyon Arizona by Jim Crotty

Late Summer Farmers Garden by Jim Crotty by Jim Crotty

Rain on Mayapple in black and white by Jim Crotty by Jim Crotty

Inside Hunting Island Lighthouse South Carolina by Jim Crotty

Flowing Water and Tree by Jim Crotty by Jim Crotty

Emerging Pawpaw in black and white 1 by Jim Crotty by Jim Crotty

Pattern and Texture in Nature through Black and White Photography

The art of black and white photography in effectively capturing texture and form in nature. Pawpaw plant in spring at Sugarcreek MetroPark. The digital conversion to black and white was completed using Nik Silver Efex Pro plug-in for Aperture. This is a powerful editing and enhancement tool that allows the photographer to make targeted adjustments - "control points" - within the image, very similar to the dodging and burning that was once completed by hand in the darkroom of years past.

I will be demonstrating, step-by-step, the in-camera capture techniques and the digital post-processing for optimal black and white nature photography during my upcoming workshop at The Inn at Cedar Falls in Hocking Hills, set for the weekend of September 24, 2010.


Emerging Pawpaw in black and white by Jim Crotty