The Black and White Portrait Edit That Breaks All My Rules (And Why It Works)

The Black and White Portrait Edit That Breaks All My Rules (And Why It Works)

There’s a short list of things I tell every beginner who comes through my workshops: don’t max out your contrast slider, don’t crank clarity on a woman’s portrait, and don’t push highlights and shadows in opposite directions at the same time. Then I watched Jack Davis do all three of those things in a single edit, and the result looked incredible. That’s the kind of tutorial that makes you quietly question your own advice.