by Jim Welninski | Dec 8, 2017 | Black and White, Imagination, Inspiration, Tutorials
What would happen if we simply refused to accept the world as we’ve been taught to see it? What would happen if we refused to accept ourselves in that way? If we did that, we’d step out the the “cause and effect”mindset that we’ve inherited and into mythic time and...
by Jim Welninski | Nov 2, 2017 | Black and White, Tutorials
Making exceptional black and white photos can seem like a mystery.So many choices! Photoshop gives us many ways to convert a color photo into black and white. But not all are equal. The Gradient Map Adjustment Layer is one of the most black and white powerful tools...
by Jim Welninski | Oct 26, 2017 | Black and White
This moody photograph comes from the Photographing Hidden Chicago workshop that I did with Blake Rudis and Nick Sinnott from R.S. Chicago Photography Classes. It rained so much that we set a precipitation record for that day. But we made the best of it and came away...