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Black and White Stories #1

Journal Entry: Mon Apr 23, 2012, 9:26 PM

Black and white are colors - John Alton has stated, and no cinematographer in film history has more deeply explored the value of those colors, or the nature of the violent contrast between them, than has John Alton
I could see more in the dark than I could in color. -

 * It's probably a good idea to spend at least a year concentrating on black and white photography, before shooting in color. It is a source of discovery and expression. 

 * Certainly every photographer should learn to work in both black and white and color. You may choose to use one more than the other, but you should get to know both.

 * I've heard a lot of people say that color photography is harder than black and white photography. It is no more difficult and no easier; no more or less important, artistic, or expressive than black and white.



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This is the first journal from a long series that was made for B/W Photography starters and not only, with some words about emotion and text in black and white photography, tips and tricks and art features :)
If you enjoyed this, please consider giving it a :+fav: so that more people can see it :heart:
Also, if you have any suggestions or you are interested in something special that I could feature and talk about concerning b/w photography, please comment below :D
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:iconnahuask:
Thank you so much
I'm really honored to be among such beautiful pieces
And sorry for the late reply :rose:
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:icondianagrigore:
No problem!You deserve it:D
Thanks!:heart:
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~danielerny May 17, 2012  Professional Photographer
Part of me wonders if the extra depth that one can sense in a black and white photo is due to the extra sensory input from colors being taken out of it. As if the sensors your brain would use to pick up and process the colors are now used to process other things like emotion.

All I can say is that black and white pack a punch. That's for sure.
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:icondianagrigore:
Finally, you're among the few people who can really think about black and white not just being 'artistic' because it just looks like. The continuation of this feature is going to come up until this month ends and I was thinking to talk about emotion with color interpretation in black and white.
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~danielerny May 22, 2012  Professional Photographer
Oh, it absolutely isn't purely artistic because of the notion that black and white is supposed to be. Because you can take a really shitty photo, desaturate it, and it'll still be just black and white shit.

But if you can do it right, the emotion is much more powerful. I'd be happy to read and contribute more on this subject if you write about it again. I'm sure there's lots to uncover and analyze.
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:icondianagrigore:
A contribution would be perfect.:D
I will think about what the next 'lesson' of black and white could be, and I'll send you a note, maybe we can think of something.
I want to start from the beginning with these features and notions about black and white.
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~danielerny May 22, 2012  Professional Photographer
If you want, shoot me a note right now and let me know what some of your ideas are. I can bounce them around a little and see if we can't shake up something new.
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^Kaz-D May 4, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Hello!
You've been featured Here! in photography weekly. Please fav if you enjoyed it!
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~MindsWhisper Apr 26, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
i fall in love with B&W every time i see this kind of works ,its amazing :D
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