BR
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Cotty,
I think you can add more fuel to the fire. A while back I was
requested to shoot B&W for a client and so I went to my lab (Agfa
D-Labs) to see what B&W film they work best with. They told me to
shoot color and the D-Lab would de-saturate. So I brought in a bunch
of negatives of different films and had them do some B&W prints. They
turned out just fine.
I did the shoot on Portra 160NC and had them printed B&W off the
D-Lab. They client was pleased and I didn't have to "choose" between
B&W or color. I have subsequently done this quite a bit with family
protraits and weddings and have the clientele pick some B&W and some
color images from the same roll. Doesn't even take a digital camera,
just a digital lab.
So certainly the digital age may have a profound effect on the
prevalence of color vs. B&W. My feeling is that B&W popularity will
increase. On many prints I have had them printed both ways so my
clients can see what they like.
Bruce
