Photography Cheat Sheet: How Deeper Blacks Make Sharper Images

You've heard of clarity, sharpness, and toning for sharper images--but have you ever thought about deeper blacks? This is a secret that I learned years ago and that I continue to notice in images across the web. Those who love making their photos black and white will probably have heard of this before and started incorporating it into their workflows. Getting deeper blacks is admittedly easier to do in post-production, but there are ways to do it in-camera, too, using exposure tricks. It starts ...