Student Work of the Week: Achromatic Images

An ACHROMATIC color is a color lacking hue, for example BLACK, WHITE or GRAY. In class, students shot achromatic still lifes (digitally and in color) using various continuous lights with different color temperatures. Special attention was given to white balance to make sure the whites looked white and that there was no color cast. Because the images were relatively achromatic, a color temperature was more visibly evident. Kelvin temperatures were noted. For HW, students printed their best image 8x10 and in critique we talked about the challenges of trying to get our print to match the monitor.

Nicole DelMonico:

Liz Gurney:


Jessica Lemos:


Craig Abare:


Paul Kingston: