The Dance of Light and Shadow - How Black and White is Changing My Landscape Photography - Part 1

What’s the point in creating black and white landscape photographs? Is it just a last-ditch attempt to rescue a poor photograph? In this video I tell you why I’m now using black and white and with intent. Join me on #Dartmoor to find out more.

✔️ See the photographs from this video in more detail over on my blog at https://julianbaird.com/blog/2025/7/6...

00:00 Introduction
00:37 It's becoming a bigger part of my photography life
02:07 Reason #1 why I am shooting black and white
04:06 Yes Tor viewpoint 1
06:54 Reason #2 why I am shooting black and white
09:03 Yes Tor viewpoint 2
10:49 Yes Tor viewpoint 3
12:38 Yes Tor viewpoint 4 and 5
14:14 Coming up in part 2

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Learn more about what makes Dartmoor so special in my FREE to watch five part video series, DISCOVERING DARTMOOR -

🎞️ DISCOVERING DARTMOOR – Episode 1 – Arms Tor to Fur Tor & The DPA -    • DISCOVERING DARTMOOR – Episode 1 – Arms To...  
🎞️ DISCOVERING DARTMOOR – Episode 2 – Grimspound to Jays Grave & Josephine Collingwood -    • DISCOVERING DARTMOOR – Episode 2 – Grimspo...  
🎞️ DISCOVERING DARTMOOR – Episode 3 – Kings Tor to Oke Tor & Emma Cunis -    • DISCOVERING DARTMOOR – Episode 3 – Kings T...  
🎞️ DISCOVERING DARTMOOR – Episode 4 – Pew Tor to Teign Valley & Mark Owen -    • DISCOVERING DARTMOOR – Episode 4 – Pew Tor...  
🎞️ DISCOVERING DARTMOOR – Episode 5 – Ugborough to Yes Tor & Max Piper -    • DISCOVERING DARTMOOR – Episode 5 – Ugborou...  

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