Rick Hulbert - "The Lure of Luminance – The Power of B&W Photography"

The recording of the presentation from Rick Hulbert titled "The Lure of Luminance – The Power of B&W Photography" given to the Focus Camera Club on March 13, 2024. 💬 Program Description Imagine a quick review of 10 traditional artistic reasons for when and why to employ B&W in your photography, and then discovering a reason based on the science of human vision. Learn why distinguishing luminance is as important to a photographer as distinguishing higher and lower musical tones is to a musician. Discover why capturing a scene in colour is arguably the best way to create the same scene in Black and White. About Rick Rick’s photography is informed by his background as a professional Architect and Urban Designer. His teachings reflect his knowledge of both the History of the 2-Dimensional Arts of Drawing and Painting along with the Science of Human Vision. Rick Hulbert is a "Life Member" of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, and a "Fellow" of The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. He currently is a teacher of photography at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, and leads multi-day photo-workshops throughout Europe and North America. See Rick's work at his website https://www.rickhulbertphotography.com/ 🕙 Timestamps 0:00 Club News and Intro 8:41 Color first... 11:56 When and Why B&W? 17:54 Reasons to shoot FOR B&W 24:06 Luminance and its importance 39:33 Capture, exposure, processing for B&W 52:51 How we see depth, 3D, spatial relationships 1:02:35 Times to use B&W 1:05:34 Our perception and tonal contrast 1:12:16 Q & A / Outro ▌About Focus Camera Club▐ We are a Denver-based camera club and welcome all area photographers to join us. Visit https://focuscolorado.com/ for information or head straight to the Membership page at https://focuscolorado.com/membership/ to join our club. It's a small annual fee and includes many perks, including Mentoring from experienced club members.