Four Reasons You Should Shoot Black And White Photography
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Loading... - Liam Walsh
- 10 Mar 2022
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Why shoot black and white photography when there's color?
Color. It’s a driving force in how humans perceive the world visually. We associate each season with different sets of colors. Fast food companies use certain colors to influence us at a psychological level. Color draws us in, makes us comfortable, allows us to relate to what we’re seeing.
Conversely, we sometimes describe things that are dull or uninteresting as being colorless. When it comes to visual imagery, colorlessness might easily be interpreted as “black and white.”
But speaking specifically about photography, in this case, black and white isn’t an aversive idea, even in an era when color correction/management is more powerful and more accessible than ever.
In fact, you won’t have to look hard for a photographer who prefers black and white to color. There are dozens of reasons why one might lionize black and white photography, but for the sake of time, let’s talk about just four reasons why you should try black and white photography.
Timeless Aesthetic
Of course, a photo isn’t automatically good just because it’s in black and white, but black and white photos do have a tendency to evoke adjectives like “classic” and “classy.” Read More...
