THE ANDRE PIENAAR C5 GUIDE

HEAVY CONTRAST – BLACK AND WHITE

WHAT IS IT?• A DRAMATIC EFFECT CAN BE ACHIEVED WHEN MAKING YOUR PHOTO BLACK AND WHITE. • IT BECOMES VERY HIGH CONTRAST, WHICH IS PARTICULARLY USEFUL IF YOU HAVE ANY

BRIGHT OR LIGHT TONES THAT WOULD LOOK EVEN MORE PUNCHY NEXT TO THE DARKER ONES.

• IN TYPICAL ANDRE PIENAAR C5 STYLE, I HAVE USED AN IMAGE OF A CAR AND A PERSON TO SHOW HOW THIS EFFECT CAN BE USED ON BOTH OBJECTS AND IN A PORTRAIT STYLE.

STEP 1• FOR THIS ANDRE PIENAAR C5 TUTORIAL YOU WILL NEED TO USE A PHOTO EDITOR SUCH AS PHOTOSHOP. HOWEVER YOU CAN ALSO USE AN ONLINE EDITOR, IF IT HAS THE SAME FEATURES.

• THE FIRST THING TO DO IS TO TURN THE IMAGE BLACK AND WHITE. OPEN THE ADJUSTMENTS TAB AND CLICK BLACK AND WHITE. THERE YOU WILL SEE AN ICON WITH THESE TWO TONES PICTURED WITHIN A SQUARE. THIS IS THE ONE WE HAVE CIRCLED IN THE FOLLOWING IMAGE.

STEP 2

• WHILE CLICKING THIS BUTTON WILL MAKE THE IMAGE BLACK AND WHITE, IT’S BETTER TO PLAY WITH THE CONTRAST AND ENHANCE THE DRAMA EVEN MORE.

• OPEN THE BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST TAB AND YOU WILL SEE A SLIDER AS FOLLOWS:

• ADJUST TO YOUR OWN PREFERENCES, BUT THIS TIME I WENT FOR FULL CONTRAST AND A SLIGHTLY HIGHER BRIGHTNESS, AS THE TONES IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS ALLOWED FOR IT.

FINAL IMAGE• HERE IS THE FINAL IMAGE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE LIGHTER HUES REALLY STAND OUT –

INCLUDING THE SHINE ON THAT CAR!

• I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS INSTALMENT OF THE ANDRE PIENAAR C5 TUTORIAL. COME BACK SOON FOR MORE PHOTO EDITING TIPS.