Commercial photographer and printing expert Keith Cooper had already decided before taking this shot of a waterside scene in Washington State, USA, that he wanted to turn it into a black and white image. He recommends shooting colour photographs with black and white printing in mind, because once you remove the colour, it forces you to think about light and shade. Taken on a Canon EOS-1Ds (now succeeded by the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III) with a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM lens at 200mm, 1/320 sec, f/3.5 and ISO100. © Keith Cooper
It is commercial photographer Keith Cooper's firm belief that printing your photography "will affect how you shoot, even if you're not consciously thinking about it."
The founder of Northlight Images is an expert on photographic printing, and he maintains that printing has massively improved his own photography and changed the way he shoots. What's more, he's convinced that every photographer can reap the same rewards. Here are six practical pieces of printing advice that you can follow to see the gains for yourself.