The digital darkroom has given photographers incredible control over post processing and thus allows for great experimentation. Today I’m including an example to show how one simple shot can be edited to produce three rather different results. I took this photograph in New Hill, a community just outside of Apex, NC.
Image #1: In this color version, I’ve saturated the colors to emphasize the contrast between the red bricks and shingles and the blue sky.
Image #2: Notice how the lighter areas sweep upward across the sky in this black and white version. If you look at the color version, you can see that the contrast was already there, but this black and white edit really draws your attention to it.
Image #3: This edit is not my favorite. I tend not to like photographs that are this soft. However, I have a friend who prefers it for the eerie mood it creates. Interestingly, this version draws the eye to the house in the background more than the other two edits do.
