Creating Dynamic Black & White Photos with Aurora HDR 2018

Create dynamic Black & White photos with this in-depth tutorial.

Creating Dynamic Black & White Photos with Aurora HDR 2018 | Skylum Blog © Richard Harrington

Do you want to make dynamic Black & White photos? There's no better way than with Aurora HDR. Join landscape photographer Richard Harrington as he shows you how to combine multiple exposures together and then perform a custom grayscale conversion.

This in-depth tutorial walks you through all the steps needed and even lets you use the same files to practice on your own. Watch the video tutorial here.

What You'll Learn

Best option for covering a scene with a wide dynamic range
How to merge multiple Raw photos together
How to compensate for perspective distortion
How to develop a color photo with the intent of black and white output
How to maximize dynamic range
How to create a custom black and white image using the HSL adjustment
How to save a native file for future editing
How to export for the web with the right color and compression settings

Creating Dynamic Black & White Photos with Aurora HDR 2018 | Skylum Blog(2) Using Transform to adjust perspective distortion

Creating Dynamic Black & White Photos with Aurora HDR 2018 | Skylum Blog(3) Converting a color image to black & white with the HSL adjustment

Creating Dynamic Black & White Photos with Aurora HDR 2018 | Skylum Blog(4) Before and After

Note: Download the files here

Files may be used for personal practice only... please don't post your results. (Images by © Richard Harrington)

Richard Harrington

Pro Photographer

https://www.richardharrington.com

Richard Harrington regularly explores the fusion of photography and video. He is also the founder of RHED Pixel, a visual communications company based in Washington, D.C. and a well-known author. Rich has published over 150 courses on Lynda.com. Rich has authored several books including From Still to Motion, Understanding Photoshop, and Creating DSLR Video.