Monochrome Tests

So with this week's post I wasn't really looking to get any coherent theme or whatever, I kinda just went shooting just to shoot. I was using the X-Pro1 with the 28mm again, just trying to get good with this combo. So trying not to make this a picture dump post, I wanted to practice making a monochrome Adobe Lightroom preset. My main goal was to get something really striking and punchy, and I think i did well.

First couple shots are pretty much the "street photography" style that I shoot. I shot during the afternoon in direct sunlight and the last photo at a fair. Definitely a pretty punchy monochrome look, I feel like this look would do well when I'm shooting events or taking pictures of individuals in a crowd.

Fujifilm X-Pro1 - Starblitz Auto 28mm f1.8

The next 2 pictures are portraits of me and my friend Jakob. Similar lighting for both pics, and honestly, the preset isn't super punchy and the skin tones are pretty nice. Definitely gonna try to do more portraits with this preset.

Fujifilm X-Pro1 - Starblitz Auto 28mm f1.8

The rest are more architecture focused pictures. I really liked feel and deep shadows and empty spaces this preset makes with the shadows. It just looks super striking to me. This might be my go to preset when I want to shoot architecture.

Fujifilm X-Pro1 - Starblitz Auto 28mm f1.8

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