Black and White Photography

[flyfishexpert]

How about a thread about black and white photography. I am finding myself drawn more and more to black and white processing. Perhaps it is my mild case of colorblindness, but I feel black and white images allow me to produce the feel I am looking for in many of my images.

What draws you to black and white photography? Feel free to use this thread to chat about technique and ask questions! I would love to see everyone's work, so post away!

Here are two of my recent B&W photos

Inside Old Mission San Luis Rey de Francia by Beau_Johnston, on Flickr
Camera: Nikon D700 w/ 28-70mm f2.8
Processed: Lightroom


Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center by Beau_Johnston, on Flickr
Camera: Sigma dp1Quattro
Processed: Snapspeed (quick edit on my phone)

 

[augie]

OK, This is getting just too freaky. Over the last few weeks I have also began to act on my wanting to do more B&W photos, mainly because of being colorblind.

 

[flyfishexpert]

OK, This is getting just too freaky. Over the last few weeks I have also began to act on my wanting to do more B&W photos, mainly because of being colorblind.

Welcome to the 'Colorblind Photographers Club'!

 

[NC_IslandRunner]

I love the look if B&W, I'm no pro but like how these came out.

 

[Yuman Desert Rat]

It's not 100% Black and white but it's hard to tell....

 

[mmmm gas]

I dont do a lot of Black and White but I do like it.I got a chance to take my new iphone 6 out for a test drive,I should learn how to work a real camera haha.

 

[flyfishexpert]

I got a chance to take my new iphone 6 out for a test drive,I should learn how to work a real camera haha.

Nothing wrong with phone photos!

George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston by Beau_Johnston, on Flickr
Camera: GalaxyS5
Processed: Snapspeed

 

[HardTrailZ]

 

[NC_IslandRunner]

Bigfoot sighting quality, priceless!

 

[HardTrailZ]

 

[WreckDiver1321]

 

[flyfishexpert]

I really like how this one turned out!

 

[Maxterra]

 

[Maxterra]

Some from recent trips.

 

[WUZombies]

B&W really brings viewers into see the texture, the shadows are my favorite, they add so much more than what you can normally see in the same color frame. Needless to say I love it!

 

[Ryan Barnes]

Wow, I just found this forum, this is the first thread I looked at. I too am drawn to B&W photography partly because I'm just a bit colorblind. I thought I was the only one who thought that way but here the first two posts feel the same way.

It's not that I can't edit pics in color, but that I can never be 100% sure that people with normal color vision see them the way I do. With B&W, I know they see the image the way I intend it to look. Plus I love the drama and emotion I get from monochrome images.

 

[augie]

Dude, I'm so colorblind that I gave up on shooting color for art stuff and just released my new art gallery in all black and white. For blog and print work I still do color but don;t touch the color sliders, skies end up purple and grass ends up pink...LOL

 

[Ryan Barnes]

Here's a couple of mine...

 

[Sean Slavin]

I love black & white but I come from the age of analog. Everything I do now, when not shooting film, is a mimic of the analog process. When my sense of nostalgia gets too strong, I'll burn a couple of rolls in the Hassy then disappear into the basement darkroom for a few hours. I love the smell of Xtol in the morning.

Anyway, here's a few shots from a hike in Chautauqua up in Boulder.

As I mentioned, I treat it just like the analog process. Visualize it in black & white, shoot for the highlights, print for the shadows.

 

[Sean Slavin]

Added a few frames yesterday to an ongoing personal project, Views from Suburbia.

Earth movers. The rapid loss of open land. Constant building. Pop-up neighborhoods. A year ago, this spot had been an open field. Natural space. No longer.

When I lived in Southern California, this process was noticeable but it was different since everything was, is, already so built up. Here in Denver, the rapid expansion is a smack in the face. It's mind boggling.