Experimenting with photography in the digital age can be truly exhilarating. With the help of some highly advanced technology, anyone can make beautiful, vibrant color images with the push of a button. For some shutterbugs, this is only the tip of the iceberg.

Those with a deeper curiosity enjoy delving into the world of black and white photography. In black and white, photographers have the freedom to play with many elements: light, shadow, texture, form, facial expression, pose, composition and color (or rather lack thereof!)

This lesson examines various approaches to black and white photography, and demonstrates some basic digital editing techniques you can apply to render custom black and white prints.

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