Help your eye to compose photos in black and white by creating lots of color-free photos.
We’re used to seeing the world in full color, and it can be difficult to understand how those colors translate into shades of gray. “It’s hard to get your brain to know that a really bright red is going to come out pretty much the same as that deep blue in your final image,” explains Long. Help your eye to compose photos in black and white by creating lots of color-free photos. Experiment with shooting bright colors in black and white, too, so you can see how objects change in monochrome.