“What the human eye sees is an illusion of what is real. The black and white image transforms illusions into another reality.” – Ruth Bernhard
I am not a master of black and white photography so my take on this topic is something that I experience and not from a technical point of view.
I believe that black and white photography sharpens a viewer’s imagination. The contrast is seen with the use of different grey tones.
This is for Anne’s Lens Artist Photo Challenge – Black and White
My favourite topic for black & white photography is architecture.
I used the slider to show the contrast with colour and b&w photography of the Trevi Fountain.
St Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, Austria
Hungarian Parliament
An architecture in the foreground with the Leaning tower of Pisa
Another black and white favourite topic for me are sculptures.
Sculpture in front with the Louvre at the background.
A sculpture in the Schonbrunn Palace Gardens in Vienna
For me personally, I don’t like taking photos of flowers in B&W. I don’t know why but maybe because I am no good at it. But I find that if the background is not very busy then a flower photo may work … like the one below.
This bird photo has a great texture so is alright in this kind of photography.
I find it a bit challenging to take B&W landscape photography, but some look good in black and white if only I just try hard to focus on the different shades of grey.
This is in the 12 Apostles in Victoria.
Always strangs to see the power of B&W images compared to full color !
Yes, sometimes you’ll be surprised on the effect!
You capture the majesty of these historical architecture, Teresa! The last one is my favorite!
Thanks for liking my photos…i tried!
Teresa, your architecture is stunning in black and white, especially the leaning tower! Great work, and I hope you enjoyed the challenge. By the way, did you shoot these in black and white or color?
Shot it in colour, Anne. Is it better to shoot it in colour or in black and white straight away? Did I do it correctly?
Teresa, I shoot in color and then convert to black and white. There is no correct way to do it. It’s just what you prefer. I have a photo buddy who takes full advantage of all the different ways his camera can shoot a picture (in camera HDR and other filters). But then the resulting import is a JPEG file.
Thanks. I try my best but to put colour into b&w is sometimes a fail for me. You are so good in what you do. Thanks again. ❤️
That’s a beautiful set
Greatly appreciate your comment!🧡
What a great varied set of photos! I agree that architecture and sculpture work particularly well in B&W but your flower shot is beautiful in a slightly sombre way and I think might be my favourite 🙂
It is hard to take a beautiful b&w shot of flowers… happy that you liked this one, Sarah!
WOW. Great, great, great, I.J. Well done.
Thanks John. Teresa here!
Ooops! Sorry about that! I’m easily confused. 🙂