Wedding shot entirely in B&W and only on a 50mm (CnC)

bnlearle

I've been wanting to do this for some time. Shoot an entire wedding in black and white only using my 50mm. I finally found the perfect bride for the concept. She's 7 months pregnant and they got married at a courthouse. Been dreaming about shooting one of those for a while now, too...

To read more details about how the wedding and concept came about -> http://bobbyearle.com/blog/lydia-and-davids-wedding-one-lens/



















































































Thanks!

Moogle Pepper

Very cool, Bobby! I love bw weddings!

Agnieszka

While I like the photos and the courthouse set definitely profits from the b&w treatment, I would like to understand why you'd want to actually shoot it in b&w. .... I'm all ear and just curious to hear your opinion .... I'd just feel like I'm "limiting myself".

Moogle Pepper

Bobby, you got a broken link on your thread. It's not linking to the wedding entry. Though I read the entry last night when i saw you post it on twitter. :P

WillCAD

That's a great set, Bobby.

Black and white is hard enough, but fixed focal length? That's REALLY hard. But I think you nailed it.

My favorite is this one:


I love how the cupcakes are sharp and everything else has a nice, soft bokeh.

There is something vaguely retro about these images. Most modern b&w pics look like modern pics with color removed. These actually look like pics taken in the 60s or 70s, except for the computer keyboards and other modern items. Maybe it's the grain.

mmmatt

Bobby these are great. definately eye candy for the prime loving pj crowd. These are artfully and purposfully composed (I assume,but certinly true to theme) half face crops showing your "limited" focal range. The 2up vert pano details are also within theme. nice work!!

***edit*** Ha! pics look different in tapatalk from my phone!!! Good work Bobby but disregard the above!!
Matt

Qarik

kick ass work dude!

ShepsMom

I always wanted to shoot full wedding in B&W, i can't find anyone to agree . Awesome photos, good for your to find a perfect and willing couple! I would probably shoot everything with 70-200 or 85

Bakko

I love the pictures and the concept, great job with the black and white!

Kinkajou

LOVE. I would personally like to see a true black in most images, but that's just me. Aside from that I think these are wonderful. Awesome job!

I'm so inspired now!

mjoshi123

very nice - If you dont mind could you please share your B&W conversion process ? did you use VSCO film for edit ?

ERPhoto

Beautiful work!

Mark1616

I often talk about wanting to do something like this but haven't yet had a couple looking for a full B&W wedding. Love that you did though as this is great!

davev

Really a great set.

Just a quick note for those of you that want to shoot something in B&W. Shoot in RAW plus JPG.
The RAW's will look like they always do, the JPG's, if you set your camera to Monochrome picture style, will be in B&W.
The bad news, your reviews on the back of the camera will also be in B&W.

Matthew Saville

davev wrote: »

Really a great set.

Just a quick note for those of you that want to shoot something in B&W. Shoot in RAW plus JPG.
The RAW's will look like they always do, the JPG's, if you set your camera to Monochrome picture style, will be in B&W.
The bad news, your reviews on the back of the camera will also be in B&W.

How is that bad news? I LOVE shooting in-camera B&W, some of my favorite images were made with in-camera B&W. To me, the whole point is that I can impress people by showing them the B&W on the back of the camera!

Also, for the record as a Nikon shooter I don't bother shooting in RAW+JPG, I simply use Nikon's View NX program to browse my RAW files. That way I see the in-camera colors, and can export high-quality JPG images without having to consume the extra memory card space. Canon shooters can use the Canon program DPP or whatever their browser is called, but I've tried it too and honestly it's a lot more clunky than View NX or Photomechanic, so I recommend Photomechanic to Canon users. It's the best way to quickly browse your images with the in-camera colors still intact, whether or not you shoot RAW or JPG.

=Matt=