Create Better Black and White Photographs with Chris Orwig

Chris Orwig

make sophisticated b&w images.

Day 1
  • 8 video lessons
  • 1 hour and 23 minutes of class content
  • Streaming access on desktop and mobile browsers
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee

Most people know how to use Photoshop features to create black and white images, but many of these conversions aren't very good. Join instructor Chris Orwig for Create Better Black and White Photographs and make black and white images that are expressive and strong.

You’ll learn how to use Lightroom and Photoshop together in a seamless way to give photographs rich and deep tonal range. Chris will show you how to change the brightness values of specific tones and help you selectively add brightness and darkness to direct the viewer's eye through the image. By working with a wide range of subjects, you’ll explore how to use presets and settings to help you achieve film and analog looks in your digital black and whites.

Software Used: Adobe Photoshop CC 2014.2.2, Adobe Lightroom 5.4

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Course Instructor

Chris Orwig

Chris Orwig

Chris Orwig is an author, teacher, photographer, and creator of more than 100 courses online. He has a down-to-earth and natural teaching style that makes learning difficult topics a breeze.

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  • Rebecca G. Jul 1, 2019

    one of my very favorite teachers -- love this class and found it SO helpful. Chris is so great about repeating the important stuff in a way that makes it stick. This class gave me the tools to be able to edit more quickly and efficiently. Totally worth the money.

  • Jenny W. Jun 25, 2017

    I LOVED this and loved Chris as a teacher! I get frustrated when the teachers jump around and don't explain things thoroughly. But Chris is great! Lots of new helpful ways to do things. Very informative and very helpful. I have purchased countless Creative Live classes and he is a new favorite! Thank you Chris!!

  • Ricardo A. Jun 25, 2016

    Probably not the best course of Cris, but he is always a guarantee. By the end of the videos you realize you learnt new things not only about photography.

  • Mary V. Apr 5, 2015

    First time i have seen or heard of Chris, sounds like a wonderful character and his work is absolutely fantastic, i learnt a bit from this class, however I found the focus on keyboard short cuts a little distracting and i think just in the same way he chose not to do anything on plugins he probably should have considered leaving out the references to short cuts. A couple of times it was hard to keep up with what he was doing, but that was because he was running out of time. All in all worth the small investment for the few things I got out of it. Cant wait to try them out.

  • lawrence G. Mar 22, 2015

    Truly a super job! Chris is really down to earth and a pro at his craft. Images he selected are great and I learned a TON about improving my B&W images!

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