Category Archives: Black and White

MHT on Google+

Posted on February 15, 2012 by kahkityoong

I’ve put up an album on Google+ after some encouragement from some friends. I’m still dipping my toes and still a little clueless about this whole social networking stuff. What does impress me is the layout of the albums which … Continue reading →

Posted in Black and White, Marketing, News, Paris | 3 Comments

A Photograph is a Secret

Posted on February 10, 2012 by kahkityoong

Last year I was able to attend the Diane Arbus exhibition at Jeu de Paume in Paris. While it was interesting and I admired many of the images, I must confess that it wasn’t really my cup of tea. Almost … Continue reading →

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Monello and My Favourite Lens

Posted on February 2, 2012 by kahkityoong

Today, Naturescapes.net announced their “Images of the Year”. This means that the two nature photography forums I am currently involved with have now made their selections from the photos submitted over the past year. Special congratulations to Paul Marcellini whose … Continue reading →

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Why Do You Take Photographs?

Posted on January 31, 2012 by kahkityoong

Recently I have received a couple of requests for biographies to go with publications. I usually just send off a cut and paste job from the “About Me” page on my website. You may recall around the time I started … Continue reading →

Posted in Black and White, Cornwall, My 2 cents, Paris, TCBlog | 4 Comments

The Perfect Moment

Posted on January 16, 2012 by kahkityoong

With 2011 just gone, it seems an appropriate time for many people to do a retrospective of their best shots of the year. The difficulty for me in doing the same is that I now tend to keep my very … Continue reading →

Posted in Black and White, Journal, My 2 cents, Paris, Travel, Uncategorized | 6 Comments

Black, White & Shades of Grey – Part III – Creative Decisions

Posted on December 20, 2011 by kahkityoong

In the final part of my series on black and white photography, I’m going to discuss some of the creative decisions involved in converting colour images. The decision to go black and white was a bit of a no-brainer in … Continue reading →

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Black, White & Shades of Grey – Part II – First Look at Silver Efex Pro 2

Posted on December 10, 2011 by kahkityoong

Panorama of Hotel de Ville stitched in PS CS5 and processed in SEP2. The larger version is well worth viewing here. The program works as a plug-in for Photoshop, Lightroom and Aperture. After completion of work in Silver Efex, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Black and White, Paris, Reviews, TCBlog, Technique, Travel | 6 Comments

Black, White and Shades of Grey – Part 1

Posted on December 1, 2011 by kahkityoong

While I have always considered monochromatic images to be part of my repertoire, my latest work from Paris has seen B&W photography take centre stage. (For simplicity I will include sepia and other monochromatic conversions when I use the term … Continue reading →

Posted in Black and White, Monochrome, Postcapture, Reviews, Street Photography, TCBlog, Technique | 2 Comments