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Dec 9, 2020 00:58:58 #
Does Street Photography always have to be in B&W?
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Not too hard to figure out I had to delve through the archives for these ones. The lack of face masks is a dead give away.
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Dec 9, 2020 02:52:38 #
repleo wrote:
Does Street Photography always have to be in B&W?
Not too hard to figure out I had to delve through the archives for these ones. The lack of face masks is a dead give away.
I always appreciate feed back.
Not too hard to figure out I had to delve through the archives for these ones. The lack of face masks is a dead give away.
I always appreciate feed back.
No, 75 years of walking on streets and I haven't seen a B&W one yet. Mostly B&W after a snow fall, but always colors there too.
Dec 9, 2020 05:33:33 #
i think that the 'street photography' and b&w go together more by way of tradition than necessity ... what makes it 'street photography,' to my mind. is the sense of immediacy conveyed in the composition.
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one guy's opinion... free and well worth the price :)
Dec 9, 2020 05:54:48 #
It depends on the photo. To me, some look better in B&W, some in color, some either way, and some neither way! But it's all a matter of personal taste. I've shown street photos in both B&W and color to members of my photo club and asked which they like better. Some say the B&W; others say color. It's rare for everyone to agree.
Dec 9, 2020 06:15:06 #
Dec 9, 2020 06:17:21 #
To my way of looking at it, Street Photography tells a story - often reflected in the title that the photographer places on the image. Often times color detracts from the story. BUT, occasionally color adds to the impact of the story. So as I see it Street photograph can be either B&W or color.
Dec 9, 2020 06:32:56 #
melismus
Loc: Chesapeake Bay Country
Decades ago, I worked at producing pictures with no hint of color, on color film. Not easy.
Dec 9, 2020 07:13:32 #
Phil
I don’t claim to know much about street photography however the one thing that I have been told is to try to isolate the subject or subjects as much as possible, much like the four people sitting on the dock in your sixth photo. To me it much easier to imagine a personal reflection of the photograph so it tells a story or creates thought. In this photo it appears that the people maybe grieving a loss or extremely tired after a day of sightseeing. I also believe as others have stated some photos look better in B&W.
Charles
I don’t claim to know much about street photography however the one thing that I have been told is to try to isolate the subject or subjects as much as possible, much like the four people sitting on the dock in your sixth photo. To me it much easier to imagine a personal reflection of the photograph so it tells a story or creates thought. In this photo it appears that the people maybe grieving a loss or extremely tired after a day of sightseeing. I also believe as others have stated some photos look better in B&W.
Charles
Dec 9, 2020 08:22:47 #
robertjerl wrote:
No, 75 years of walking on streets and I haven't seen a B&W one yet. Mostly B&W after a snow fall, but always colors there too.
Dec 9, 2020 08:25:13 #
Aside from the first and third shots, when I looked at the photos, I saw the colors, not the subjects. So, to me, color generally gets in the way of the subjects, whereas black and white points me to the people. It takes a mighty good color image to pull off a good street shot. You do that in the first one, but not the others, for me at least.
Dec 9, 2020 10:37:56 #
Dec 9, 2020 11:08:31 #
I think the second shot works well if not better in bw. A great many shots just don't work as black and white. Hope you don't mind my putting this in as an example.
Dec 9, 2020 18:49:56 #
You certainly captured a wide cross-section of humanity with this series of photos...I like them all regardless of color!! 
Dec 10, 2020 08:01:18 #
There's a saying related to portraiture. If you want to photograph the person, black and white. If you want to photograph what they're wearing, color.
I think the same applies to street photography. If one wants to capture the action or emotion of the moment, black and white. Color can distract from the subject, unless the color of the subject is the topic.
--Bob
I think the same applies to street photography. If one wants to capture the action or emotion of the moment, black and white. Color can distract from the subject, unless the color of the subject is the topic.
--Bob
repleo wrote:
Does Street Photography always have to be in B&W?
Not too hard to figure out I had to delve through the archives for these ones. The lack of face masks is a dead give away.
I always appreciate feed back.
Not too hard to figure out I had to delve through the archives for these ones. The lack of face masks is a dead give away.
I always appreciate feed back.
Dec 10, 2020 08:30:33 #
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