when I was shooting film, I shot interesting subjects in both BW and
chrome when I could.Then I could decided later.. and also had backup if
one or the other rolls of film met a premature demise.
I like bw for documetary work & street shots and when the color is
irrelevant and/or just gets in the way.I think color is much harder than
black and white although it often
appears to be easier...Never thought about bw being necessarily dreamy
or romantic, I usually like my bw more contrasty and color much less so...
bottom line - unless the color is pleasing to me and enhances what I've
shot, I prefer black and white. Of course my nature photography is
almost all in color as it
informs... the colors are as much the subject as the objects photographed.
ann
On 3/16/2018 3:18 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
For me the choice of black and white over color is more about mood and
expression rather than a need to parse the photos elements. BW is subtle,
romantic and laid back. Color is vibrant active and alive. Of course there are
degrees of expression within each genre. Punchy, high contrast BW moves toward
vibrant while muted color approaches subtle. It’s all about what one wants a
photo to say.
Paul
On Mar 16, 2018, at 2:51 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote:
One of the nice things about digital photography is being able to choose after
the fact whether to process a photo as color or black and white. Technically, I
suppose that was also possible with color film, not that it was often done.
Sometimes photos work as color, black and white, an some look great for
different reasons in both.
Since the most effective way to promote discussion on the net is to post
something that people disagree with, I'll mention some of my thoughts on the
subject.
For me it boils down to contrast, and whether you want to emphasize or
demphasize something. Generally, I want to deemphasize anything in a photo
that doesn't make a significant improvement, and I want to emphasize things
that do look good. Sometimes color differences will make something stand out.
If that's your subject, great, if it's a random bit in the background, less so.
Similarly often things with different colors will have similar tonality, so
converting to black and white can deemphasize them. Likewise, by tweaking the
response to different colors in the conversion you can increase or decrease the
emphasis.
Thoughts? Expansion? Arguments?
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