Digital Black & White

The Art of Turning Colour to Classic

Black-and-white photography is its own language. Separate from colour, it’s a poetry of light, tone, and texture. This workshop gives you the foundations and workflow for making striking monochrome images starting from colour or from black-and-white. And you’ll be able to use any editing software.

This session is a natural follow-on from the morning session: Image Enchantment. 

Attendees who book for both will receive a $20 discount at the workshop.

What You’ll Learn:

• The essential principles behind great B&W conversion
• How colour channels influence grayscale tones
• Building a tonal foundation for impact and depth: Levels and Curves
• Practical order of operations for best quality and efficiency
• Dodging, burning, and local contrast control for subject emphasis
• Adapting your workflow for print, web, or archival

Why It’s Different:
This is app agnostic — no step-by-step tied to one program. Instead, you’ll gain a transferable skillset that works whether you edit in Lightroom, Capture One, Affinity, Photoshop, or anything else.

Ideal For:

• Photographers wanting to refine their monochrome work
• Colour shooters curious about B&W’s creative potential
• Anyone who wants a clear, repeatable workflow

Format:
Clear explanations, real-world examples, and guided practice. Bring your own images to try each technique yourself on your laptop with your favourite software.

• Image manipuation
• Software
• Workflow

• Laptop with your images