Black and white construction photography image – picture of a construction site in Dorset


  Catnic Lintol construction photography product shoot image, Corfe Castle, Dorset
Catnic Lintol construction photography product shoot image, Corfe Castle, Dorset

I didn’t think that this construction photography image would work that well but actually like the end black and white image.

This is what I did in Nik Silver Efex Pro.

The pre-set chosen was High structure smooth

I then selected Brightness +20%

Dynamic brightness +25%

The I added a Red colour filter boosted to 84%. I am liking these filters which can transform an image.

Next I added Vignette lens fall off 3

Followed by Burn edges – all edges 1

Then, as I was not happy with the brightness of the image, I went for more Dynamic brightness, increased to +51%

Then I added a control point to the white clouds and increased the brightness by 24%

And that was that.

Here is the final client edit

 Catnic Lintol construction product photography image, Corfe Castle, Dorset
Catnic Lintol construction product photography image, Corfe Castle, Dorset

And here is the RAW image taken on my Canon 5D with Canon 24-105mm lens.

 RAW image of Catnic Lintol by Rick McEvoy construction photographer  
RAW image of Catnic Lintol by Rick McEvoy construction photographer  

I am getting a bit of a routine going here, especially liking the dynamic brightness and the colour filters, but not really liking the control points, which I need to work on.

One definite thing is that you can spend as little or as much time as you want working in software such as Nik Silver Efex. I like speedy editing. Maybe I need to change!

I am also not sure if my black and white architectural photography set will look right with construction photography images within the set – I think the construction photographs should be on their own, meaning yes I have more architectural photography work to do.

And also I might have just created a new black and white construction photography image set requirement.

Tomorrow I will post another construction photograph I have decided I am going to work on, and after that I will have a little think and see how I complete my set of 12 architectural images.

Thanks for reading this post, all about a picture of a construction site in Dorset. Tomorrow we are moving to a bigger construction site in Portsmouth. 

Rick McEvoy

I am Rick McEvoy, an architectural and construction photographer living and working in the South of England. I create high quality architectural photography and construction photography imagery of the built environment for architects and commercial clients. I do not photograph weddings, families, small people or pets - anything that is alive, moves or might not do as I ask!! I am also the creator of the Photography Explained Podcast, available on all major podcast providers. I have a blog on my website where I write about my work and photography stuff. Rick McEvoy ABIPP, MCIOB

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