B&W Transformation

Go from a weak color photograph to strong, dynamic black-and-white by taking advantage of HDR technology along the way

Text And Photography By Rick Sheremeta

Updated June 20, 2016

The technique that I'm about to illustrate will take your photos to the next level, creating killer black-and-white images.

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Originally Published July 3, 2012

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