For many years, black-and-white was the only choice for photos. Then color came onto the scene and many people never looked back. But black-and-white can make a photo special, leading the viewer to focus on textures and shapes, rather than color. The term “black-and-white” is somewhat misleading as greys and sometimes even sepia are included. Ansel Adams is one of the well-known photographers who produced stunning photos using only B&W and now it’s not only possible but easy to convert digital photos from color to B&W through editing.
Sally, our Phoneography hostess, not only has wonderful photos, she has educated, poetic thoughts about photography as well as a weekly photography link. You can also find the other entries for the week’s challenge on her blog, Lens and Pens by Sally, where this week’s challenge is posted.
“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
“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.”
~Ansel Adams
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.”
~Dorothea Lange