black and white photoart

Friday again which means linking up with PhotoArt Friday at Pixel Dust Photo Art.

I like the weekly prompt because it gives me a starting place alongside the blank canvas.  This week the suggested theme is black and white.  I created 2 pieces using different approaches.

First I looked for a photo with strong structure which did not need colour because I thought that would translate well.  I used a photo of a boat that I took on the photo walk at the weekend.

First I used the cutout artistic filter and then I turned it black and white using gradient map filter.

On this one I used the Heartland effect from Pioneer Woman and then removed colour.

I tried some other methods of creating black and white and was interesting in the range of results – some very grey, some with more contrast.  I will definitely be playing with black and white again.

My second approach was to choose a brightly coloured image with good texture – I used a close up of a poppy.

I used gradient map to turn it black and white and added poster edge filter.   I love how the texture stands out. I added a frame of the poppy colour for fun and because it felt right.