Like most people my age (mid 50s) I started photography in the black and white world and darkroom developing. I am seldom satisfied now with my b&w work. I think is has to do with being conscious of what’s missing (color) because the camera always records in color first (even if I set it to monochrome, it imports in color with lightroom). Reading your post, seeing your work, and reading the article you linked to makes me want to try a little harder.
Michael, there’s definitely a lot to be said in favour of colour – in my eyes Saul Leiter’s work is among the most competent examples for the beauty of color. Black and white is now an option, and when I choose it, I do it on purpose and with the same delicacy I would work in color – unlike the old times when there was “only” FP4 in the camera and I had to get along with that. It’s good that we have the choice!
Like most people my age (mid 50s) I started photography in the black and white world and darkroom developing. I am seldom satisfied now with my b&w work. I think is has to do with being conscious of what’s missing (color) because the camera always records in color first (even if I set it to monochrome, it imports in color with lightroom). Reading your post, seeing your work, and reading the article you linked to makes me want to try a little harder.
Michael, there’s definitely a lot to be said in favour of colour – in my eyes Saul Leiter’s work is among the most competent examples for the beauty of color. Black and white is now an option, and when I choose it, I do it on purpose and with the same delicacy I would work in color – unlike the old times when there was “only” FP4 in the camera and I had to get along with that. It’s good that we have the choice!