Black&White Long Exposure Photography
1. Introduction Joel Tjintjelaar: International award winning Black and White photographer Joel Tjintjelaar
black and white, using his self developed method called SGM and iSGM.
From setting up the shot, to actually taking the shot.
demonstrate how he shoots long exposure architectural photographs and how this subject matter
his award winning architectural photographs.
Joel explains how he looks at architecture and how he interprets it in the context of Black and White photography.
Joel explains how he looks at seascapes and landscapes and how he interprets it in the context of Black and White fine art photography.
7. Masks selections: a very important aspect in Joel’s workflow is the use of selections to control every aspect in his image. Joel demonstrates how he creates his accurate selections.
A demonstration how Joel uses this tool.
10. Finishing touches: a final part of Joel’s workflow after the interpretation and translation to Black and White is
11. Presence – edges: In this part Joel explains and demonstrates what separates his work from other
12. Selective Gradient Masking: Selective Gradient Masking or SGM and iSGM are proprietary methods developed by Joel himself to merge differently treated parts of an image together in a natural way and to create subtle tonal transitions and depth in his work. While creating presence is a goal in his work, SGM is the ultimate tool to achieve that goal.
SGM but Joel demonstrates how incredible and very smooth looking effects can be obtained byapplying SGM in an iterative way.
15. Architecture workflow: in general an architecture workflow is different from a seascapes workflow.
16. Interview: an interview with Joel Tjintjelaar