Video: Single Matte Options for Black & White Photos

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When using a single matte for your black and white photo, see how the matte will affect your photo; learn tips, tricks and more in in this free photography video series on framing taught by expert Minnie Bell.

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There are several different colors to choose from and therefore we need to look at some different choices. Often times when you're framing a picture and you are going to encounter, is you want to take your time and check different options. There are several different colors of black and as you put them down on it, you will look and see what you like better, that's too shiny. That matte finish is kind of nice. It brings out some color some of the faces so I'm going to set it over here, this color here that doesn't do anything for it there's too much brown in it, there is no brown in the picture. We can go back to that gray thought again, that's to green, this one will actually work, this one is the only color that actually you can put on this picture. But as I put it down there, the picture kind of fades away a little bit compared to putting this black one on it, it started to bring the blacks back up. That is what you are looking for when you are looking for a matte it just enhanced, it's not to hinder it. It's to give it a little pop to help pull out the other colors in there that need to be.

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Single Matte Options for Black & White Photos

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