p. easter

Having worked in both black and white, and color photography, learning both techniques almost simultaneously, I'd say that it's easier to transition from black and white photography to color rather than vice versa.

 

To learn black and white photography composition, the photographer is literally forced to learn and understand how to capture light and depth in a very strictured representation (film). Color, on the other hand, adds another dimension that both complicates and facilitates creativity in composition (in my opinion), that dimension being color. Instead of just having shape, form and light to work with, a photographer can allow color to assist in carrying a composition over that might not have worked at all in black and white.

 

Black and white photography and color photography are related but almost separate art forms in that way. Both have their strengths but of the two, I'd say black and white is a more demanding art to master.

Denny what version of PhotoShop are you using?

Would you happen to know if your nephew's camera has a double exposure function? Some digital cameras do, and if you aren't used to the camera yet and still exploring the functions, you can sometimes end up with some very weird effects. If he has such a function on the camera, can he think back to where he might have accidently triggered a shot while walking and set it to the double exposure setting?

 

One of my brothers worked with similar effects on an Olympus camera he had.

 

Just a thought.

Regarding "Bridge". I believe that if you look into the workings of that part of PhotoShop, you will see that it was designed to simplify workflow processes on multiple images. There is a great deal of adjusting that can be done in Bridge, as well as cataloging. I'm not an expert at it by any means but think that some of your work flow could be smoothed out by learning to use that tool more since you're editing in PhotoShop.

 

Hope this helps.

I know it sounds simple, but try buying a new cartridge. The yellow may just have reached the end of it's shelf life, especially having been used, then put away. Worth a try I think.