Hi John ... I think people are mostly absent from my color work because, when using color I'm looking for images that are more graphic in nature - shapes, textures, contrasts - and not so much looking to tell a story. For me, color gets in the way and obscures what I'm trying to do with B&W, or it's a big distraction. For the most part I try to keep the colors simple because color confuses me, and because I'm more often than not unsure about how to properly expose (since I "see" in B&W and am so used to working with shadows and light rather than the more open feeling that color seems to require). I can't place tonal values when shooting color as with B&W.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: John Forbes > Frank's right. IMO your colour shots are invariably superb, and this is > certainly no exception. That's not to knock your b&w; but your colour > shots seldom contain people, and I think that makes them more powerful. > Perhaps there's just less to think about. :-)
