Lindsay Webber: B&W Recipe

Device: LgG2
Version: Anroid 4.2.2
App Used: standard camera

Techniques: In order to generate this photgraph, I used the built in camera on my Android phone and and chose the black and white setting. In order to create such a strong contrast between black and white, I made sure the setting sun was positioned directly behind my subject.

Strategies: Since the setting sun in the background was so bright, there was such a strong contrast between my lights and darks in the photo. Therefore I did not see it necessary to adjust the conrast in the photograph myself. I wanted the photo to possess a sense of mystery by creating the figure in my photo to be a silhouette. I also thought this would help to make the bright white smoke pop against the dark silhouette.

Recipe: I took this photo while I was in the car with my boyfriend. It was the late afternoon and the sun was beginning to set, so I knew that the lighting would be perfect. My boyfriend was smoking his E cigaeette , which has smoke that is water vapor. The rich, dense smokey water vapor was such a bold contrast against the shadows cast by the bright sun behind the figure.

Sam Spellman: B&W Recipe "Snowy Run"

I used an IPhone 4s to take my pictures and it runs on the IOS6 version because I refuse to update it to IOS7.  I took all my photos with the standard IPhone camera and then edited them using some apps that I downloaded in the app store.  For this particular photo I used the FX Photo Studio app version 5.1.  It usually cost a few bucks but is free for this month only and I recommend to get it now. 

In most of my pictures I wanted the head on shot to get the full view.  This one in particular I liked the symmetry of the trees and how at the end of the road it just goes into a white blur.  This was not in the original photograph obviously but with some tweaking I realized that I really liked how that made the photograph look as a whole. 

The app has 4 different black and white options to choose from.  I chose the basic black and white filter and then really turned up the contrast so that the trees were as black as I liked and the white was bright enough, but not too bright where it all blended together.  I chose this photo op in particular because I knew it would look good in black and white because it almost already was like that naturally.  I really thought that this one also captured the peacefulness of the snow and the road.  

Megan Valenson: B&W Recipe

Device: Iphone 4s
Version: 7.0.4
App: Snapseed

When I first took this photo I did so using the preinstaled camera app on the Iphone. I took the photo using the black and white setting. It was snowing while I was walking and it was slightly overcast. Later on I opened up the photo using the snapseed application.

The first thing that I adjusted on the photo was the contrast. The picture was nice on its own but because of the weather I felt it looked a little flat. Increasing the contrast really helped the building and trees stand out against the snow. I also adjusted the grain in the photo to make the flakes coming down more apprent against the dark building and road. The last aspect of the photo that I photo I processed was the tone. I used the vintage filter that is available on the snapseed app to give the photo a very slight warmth. I felt that this added to the mystery of the road.

I took this phot while wlaking on Temple's Ambler campus. I throught the way that the snow was coming down fresh on the street looked really pretty. I also felt that the slight bend in the road at the end could be an interesting line for the eye to follow.

Rebecca Striplet B&W recipies

Techniques:  I used the black and white filter that comes with the iphone 5s. I picked the one that has a small amount of darkness, but not the one that makes the black really dark. I wanted the one with some gray shading. I chose to be behind the sun rather then in front, I did not want there to be a glare in the picture.

Strategies: I chose to center my subject, which is the person walking away. I wanted to make it clear that he was the subject. It is rather interesting that the other two people were portrayed. We were standing on top of a hill. The way that the photo looks like a flat surface was also out of my control

Recipie: I wanted to capture a moment in the snow, rather then just nature being nature, I wanted to show an interaction with it. In the midst of sledding with my family I realized it would be a perfect moment. I chose the middle black and white filter on the phone, centered my subject and clicked away.

Device: Iphone 5s
Operating System: ios 7.0.4

Sean Rogers B&W Recipe

Device – iPhone 5

Version – 7.0.4

App Used – Aviary

In this photo, I used the pre-installed camera app to take the photograph in black and white mode. I used a desk lamp to get the lighting of the photograph to slightly cast a shadow behind my head onto the wall and couch. I then opened up the photograph in Aviary (a free app).

Immediately I raised the contrast using the app. My aim was to adjust it just enough so that the pattern printed on the couch popped out. In regular lighting, the pattern is very light and is not very prominent, therefore I wanted to make sure it was visible in my photograph. I also adjusted the grain of the photograph in order to bring out some of the details that would have gone unnoticed.

I took this photograph while hanging out with my roommates in our living room. I liked the balance that the clock created above my roommate, and wanted to take a photograph there myself for my self-portrait assignment.

Laura Prince B&W Recipe

Device: iPhone 5c
Version: 7.0.4
App Used: Aviary

For the Black and White photo assignment, I first took pictures using the camera app that was already on my iPhone. I then opened the photo in the Aviary app and I enhanced each photo by making them Hi-Def. After enhancing the photo, I chose the Metropolis filter because it puts the photo in black and white. I did the this same thing for each photo in the assignment.

After enhancing the photo and putting the Metropolis filter on it, I also played around with some of the other features on the app until I liked the way the photo looked. For this particular photo, I made the brightness a little darker to outline the pattern and the shapes in the photo. I also increased the contrast slightly to make everything in the photo more defined. The only other slight change I made after that was making the warmth of the photo more than the photo was originally. The Aviary app allows all this to be changed and more, making it a very useful app for this class.

I took this photo in a Chinese restaurant while I was in Chinatown. I liked the way the animals were divided by the gold bars, even though you cannot see the gold in the black and white photo. I also liked the contrast of the dark background and the shiny shapes of the animals. This design was on the ceiling of the restaurant and I liked to look up at it as I was eating and that's when I decided to take the picture.

Hynda Blum B&W recipe photo #12

                

Device- iPhone 4S 

Version- iOS 7.0.4

App Used- Afterlight 2.2

For this photo (and all in my B&W collection), I first took this photo with my iphone camera app that is built into the phone. I utilized the touch screen to focus on the appropriate subject. This focus tool although limited can be proven to be very useful. After that, I opened the Afterlight app and chose this picture to edit. 

Then I lowered the saturation to zero to create a black and white photo. With this one, I slightly tweaked the shadows setting. The contrast was already strong enough in the photo. I was careful not to over do any editig because I wanted to be able to appreciate this photo for its natural contrast and simplicity.

This picture was taken while working at my job, a camp for children with disabilities. We have weekend retreats once a month throughout the off season and the kids love it. This is the view from my cabin's front porch. Across the way is the back of the kitchen/dining hall. Past that is the mystery that is the dark, vast, forest.