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Why are so many people shooting in black and white lately?
Jan 21, 2014 11:06:16 #
Experimenting. ..the name of the game. Just like the stupid Instagram look. All the kids have gone retro 70's..it was only a matter of time till they teied Black n White.
Jan 21, 2014 11:12:46 #
CaptainC wrote:
To quote photographer Ted Grant:
When you photograph people in color, you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in Black and white, you photograph their souls!
― Ted Grant
When you photograph people in color, you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in Black and white, you photograph their souls!
― Ted Grant
I love the quote! I'd rather a well done B&W over a HDR any time.
Jan 21, 2014 11:15:41 #
CaptainC wrote:
To quote photographer Ted Grant:
When you photograph people in color, you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in Black and white, you photograph their souls!
― Ted Grant
When you photograph people in color, you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in Black and white, you photograph their souls!
― Ted Grant
I like this quote too.
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Jan 21, 2014 11:24:38 #
Yet another laughable photographic quote that was meant to be Profound:
To quote photographer Ted Grant:
When you photograph people in color, you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in Black and white, you photograph their souls!
― Ted Grant
To quote photographer Ted Grant:
When you photograph people in color, you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in Black and white, you photograph their souls!
― Ted Grant
Jan 21, 2014 11:24:40 #
PalePictures wrote:
Well Ace! All I can tell you is certain things loo... (show quote)
I feel all three of these photos are great in B&W, I can't imagine how color would help.
Frank
Jan 21, 2014 11:24:47 #
I feel that because B&W images process at a higher level of abstraction in the brain people enjoy the visit to the past (B&W came first).
Just my opinion. 8-)
Just my opinion. 8-)
Jan 21, 2014 11:35:09 #
colag wrote:
I feel all three of these photos are great in B&W, I can't imagine how color would help.
Frank
Frank
Some times B&W works and sometimes Color works.
and sometimes we just come up empty.
Coming up Empty
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Jan 21, 2014 11:41:31 #
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Jan 21, 2014 11:45:11 #
JERICO89 wrote:
MYBE THEY WONT TO SAVE COLOR INK IN THERE CAMERA
HUMOR Break!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Jan 21, 2014 11:49:42 #
Well done, and well said PalePictures. All three are very good and ARE "art".
For those interested in a little history, check out the works of some of these: Mathew B. Brady, Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, Henri Cartier-Bresson, W Eugene Smith. And, of course, everyone knows, or should know Ansel Adams.
Nice work & quote from the Captain, too.
For those interested in a little history, check out the works of some of these: Mathew B. Brady, Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, Henri Cartier-Bresson, W Eugene Smith. And, of course, everyone knows, or should know Ansel Adams.
Nice work & quote from the Captain, too.
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Jan 21, 2014 11:49:51 #
Black and white is really a whole different art medium, and a whole different way of looking at an image, a different way of 'seeing' even---in line, form and multiple gradations of gray. Most of the work I have done in my photo life has been in black and white, and most of it I processed and printed myself the old fashioned way. Although I mostly shoot digital color now, I actually think that I still see and compose my images in line and form, breaking the view in front of me down to black and white. I also use my left eye in the viewfinder, it is the quickest and easiest way for me to mentally process the images I am seeing. I can use my right eye, but using that eye requires a different kind of mental thinking.
I have included two pictures, both the same photo, one in color, the other in black and white. The differences are profound.
By the way, it is wonderful to see the posted black and white images, they are great!
I have included two pictures, both the same photo, one in color, the other in black and white. The differences are profound.
By the way, it is wonderful to see the posted black and white images, they are great!
Ace and Deuce wrote:
I'm not bashing, but it just seems like b&w is... (show quote)
Jan 21, 2014 11:50:35 #
Jan 21, 2014 11:53:54 #
'Hipster wanna-be-auteurs who believe that converting natural color to artificial black and white automatically turns their crap into art.'
yeah! take that Sebastian Segaldo
damned hipster
yeah! take that Sebastian Segaldo
damned hipster
Jan 21, 2014 11:55:02 #
KTJohnson wrote:
Well done, and well said PalePictures. All three are very good and ARE "art".
For those interested in a little history, check out the works of some of these: Mathew B. Brady, Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, Henri Cartier-Bresson, W Eugene Smith. And, of course, everyone knows, or should know Ansel Adams.
Nice work & quote from the Captain, too.
For those interested in a little history, check out the works of some of these: Mathew B. Brady, Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, Henri Cartier-Bresson, W Eugene Smith. And, of course, everyone knows, or should know Ansel Adams.
Nice work & quote from the Captain, too.
What can I say. The artist gets all the girls.
The Artist
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