First let me say that I would never dismiss color as a lesser form of photography. I've only recently got into B&W and I must say I'm having a blast. I am terrible at candid/street photography but really enjoy shooting portraits of my wife (the happless victim...) in B&W (I'll post them on my website when I get time...).
I am one of those that has fits when B&W movies are colorized. It's sacreligous! The original DPs used the medium available to it's fullest form. Lighting, shadows, camera angles, etc were all done with the B&W film in mind. When you colorize it you ruin the original artistry. (not only that but the process is by no menas perfect and it looks like crap!) Janusz Kaminski who filmed Schindler's List is one of the most brilliant cinematographers around. The movie was filmed as I stated above with lighting shadow, etc. using B&W film to it's advantages. What about watching color movies on a B&W TV? Obviously you lose everything! Especially films like The Wizard of OZ which did the "transistion" so beautifully. Color was an integral part of that movie just as B&W was an integral part of Schindler's List (and the subtle use of color in that movie as well). Photographs and film are meant to be seen as the artist intended them. Christian On Thursday 18 April 2002 09:08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm with Jerry. I admit I don't "get it" when b&w shooters dismiss color as > a lesser form of photography. They have fits when Ted Turner colorizes an > old movie, claiming it's untrue to the original intent. Would they be just > as indignant if a color movie were shown in black and white? Where are > their protests when a color photo is reprinted in black and white? > > Nowadays, when a major movie is made in black and white (e.g., Schindler's > List, Manhattan), the director is making a statement. In the 1930s and > 1940s, the decision was more often than not made for budgetary reasons. > > Jerry wrote: > > Except for > certain limited individuals life is in color, why is B/W > > automatically better...generally? Why should I let an artificial > > limitation on film type drive my creative instincts? Did Dali paint only > > in B/W? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
