Friday 27 April 2018

The Visual Logic of Black & White

Black and White Photography 09

It seemed that my university years were filled with little other than lectures, studying, term papers and exams. Having said that, I did secretly have one hobby. In my second year I had purchased a Minolta Autocord film camera. The downside of being an impoverished student was that I could only afford B&W film, B&W chemicals and B&W contact sheets. The square
2-1/4” by 2-1/4” images arranged tightly into rows and columns were my only way to later enjoy what I had shot. Even today, when I stumble on those old, faded sheets, I’m taken with the impact that they still have with the well-defined shapes, crisp detail, shadows and grey scale tones that color just didn’t seem to convey.

[Read More...]

The post The Visual Logic of Black & White appeared first on Photography Life.



from Photography Life https://photographylife.com/the-visual-logic-of-black-white#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-visual-logic-of-black-white

No comments:

Post a Comment