There was an article/video tutorial on the fstoppers home page today on how to do these black and white "fine art" architectural images by Fred van Leeuwen. I've always liked these types of images but have never done any myself, so I decided I would try out his technique on some of my own older images.
The first two are just slightly different versions of the same image. And the 3rd one I used a long exposure sky from a different image of mine for the sky. This technique is a little tedious as it involves selecting all of the stuff you want to keep but it is definitely something I can see myself continuing to experiment with.
If you like these type of images I encourage you to watch Fred's video and/or visit his website.
EDIT: I've uploaded the original RAW images of these, straight out of camera, so you can see a little before and after.
Wow, the technique produces an visually interesting effect. Thank you for the heads up. I'm going over to the homepage now to take a look. You did a great job on these, Kyle!
Actually I can't seem to find the article - could you post a link?
Thank you! I probably should have linked it originally as articles on here tend to be hard to find sometimes. This might take you to the bottom where the comments are but just scroll to the top.
https://fstoppers.com/architecture/transform-your-architectural-photos-f...
THANK YOU, Kyle! Just got on, read the article, and saved the video to watch at lunch today.
Great work Kyle.
Your images remind me of the work of Julia Anna Gospodarou (check out https://www.juliaannagospodarou.com/fine-art-architecture-photography/).
II have dabbled with something similar in the past but will definitely be checking this video out. Thanks for the heads up and example of your work.
BTW - if you can provide shots of your original images, I think that members would appreciate seeing a before/after comparison.
Thanks Alan as always! Julia's work is fantastic, thanks for sharing it. I'll update the post to show the original images. IDK why I didn't think of doing that originally it's a good idea.