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Black & White Sports Photos are Beautiful at Night

Very often I'll just drag that saturation slider in Aperture all the way to the left to create dramatic black & white photos of my sports photography shot under stadium lights.  These two photos were shot under the lights of a high school stadium (meaning: not very good stadium lights).  I think the black & white affect is a dramatic usage of this conversion that helps to highlight aggressive sports effort particularly at night when high camera ISO introduces grain in your images.

These photos were shot with a Nikon D700 and 300mm, f/2.8 lens.  ISO: 6400

Try Sepia and Black & White for Your Sports Photos

There's no rule that says you must post or sell your sports photos in color.  I frequently create sepia and black & white images using Aperture.  I find that high ISO grainy images look better in these formats. Images that are not tack sharp from an in-focus perspective can often look presentable in sepia or black & white. And overcast, rainy days often have a better appearance in black & white specifically.

Try Black & White Photos for Sports

Every now and then I'll convert some of my sports photos to black & white.  I really like the way black & white action photos seems to create a different perspective of the action particularly in the face.  

 

Use Black & White in Your Sports Photography Sometimes

Converting some of your photos to black & white can create a dramatically different effect that many of your parent clients will appreciate.