Sunday, January 2, 2011

My trip to Japan... in Black and White.


Osaka

A few weeks ago, I tried out some black and white photos around Seoul in the style of the photographer Daido Moriyama. I posted some those photos here and they seemed to be well received. I've fiddled around with the post production and I think I've improved my technique, so I'd like to share with you a few photos I took while on my trip to Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe. I won't post them all, for the sake of space, but if people like them, maybe I'll post more. Please do tell me what you like and don't like. I am always trying to improve :-) Constructive criticism is always welcome. 

 Osaka

 Osaka 

 Kyoto

 Kyoto

Kobe

4 comments:

  1. These are so cool!! The first one, especially would be a great wallpaper...

    ReplyDelete
  2. I really, really like those photos. Any tips for achieving something close to what you got?

    ReplyDelete
  3. Really, like I said before.. this is about as easy as it gets... it's all in the post processing for me, since I don't have an SLR. First, shoot everything in the highest ISO you've got. Then, basically, I put it in Iphoto (but any simple editor will do) boost the exposure till it's almost white, Then boost the contrast as high as it goes... then I have some filter that makes it darker and I just adjust that until I'm happy with it. Oh, and I also then boost the highlights as needed. I take a lot of crap photos since of course it's night time... so basically, I sort through and pick the best... I mean... they're not great, but not bad for an amateur I think :-)

    ReplyDelete