Thinking about b&w vs color

rutt

Boy, the last thing in the world I'm trying to do here is to open up some theoretical can of worms. I just thought it might do my own photography some good to revisit some of my favorites from before I took B.D.'s class last year. I used to disdain b&w and work hard to get great color. I have a hard time with that now, but when I go back and look at some of my all time favorites, I love the color.

I have found b&w liberating in terms of shooting in bad light (noon or midnight) and it has made me concentrate more on composition and on content. But still, I like what I was getting.

Look back, I do notice that these are from a couple of years before I met B.D. In the time between, I was sort on in a slump, except for ballet. B&W really does seem to have helped with that by giving me a new way to see. Now I want to see if I can apply some of what I've learned about photography from B.D. to color...

Qarik

"crisp" is the 1st word that pops into my head when I see those color shots..the shirt on the saxophone player really stood out for me for some reason.

bdcolen

rutt wrote:

Boy, the last thing in the world I'm trying to do here is to open up some theoretical can of worms. I just thought it might do my own photography some good to revisit some of my favorites from before I took B.D.'s class last year. I used to disdain b&w and work hard to get great color. I have a hard time with that now, but when I go back and look at some of my all time favorites, I love the color.

I have found b&w liberating in terms of shooting in bad light (noon or midnight) and it has made me concentrate more on composition and on content. But still, I like what I was getting.

Look back, I do notice that these are from a couple of years before I met B.D. In the time between, I was sort on in a slump, except for ballet. B&W really does seem to have helped with that by giving me a new way to see. Now I want to see if I can apply some of what I've learned about photography from B.D. to color...

All of these really do work in color - I particularly love the first one - and all would work in black and white. Actually, I think the last one - the construction worker - screams for black and white, but...Truth be told, as color images, what I am first seeing about them is the color - including in the first one - I love the black board, and then the contrast with the colors. So if you want us to see the colors, stick with the color.

bdcolen

P.S. The first shot, the ballet shot, and the last shot are really special.

damonff

I've always loved the construction worker shot. Very pretty.