Often there is no doubt in my mind that a photo should be in black-and-white, or that color is essential. Sometimes I am not so sure.
When I photographed the “last sunset of winter”, I really wanted to to bring out “winter”. Black-and-white puts the emphasis on the stark, bare branches, and says “winter” so much more. At least in my opinion. Here you may take a look and form your own view.
For street photography many prefer black-and-white over color. Here are two versions of “Saturday Afternoon in Town”. You are most welcome to let me know your thoughts.
.:. © 2022 Ludwig Keck
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On the first one, I definitely prefer the black & whiter version better. It has a bit of an eerie feel to it that I like a lot.
Now the second one is a bit tougher to choose. I like them both but am leaning a little more toward the b&w as well. Not really sure why. Hope that helps.
Thank you, Pepper. We all have different ways of seeing, I appreciate your thoughts. Always good to learn how a photo impacts others.
Ludwig! You are so right that it can be hard to decide and in both images I like the color versions more but like both!
Thank you, Prior. Glad to have your take on this.
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Color on the first one … it’s just to spectacular to cover up.
Black and white on the second one, I see the people better.
Although they do work well both ways 😀
Yes, that was a great sunset. The next evening, first one of spring, wasn’t worth lifting the camera up.
Color on the first and black and white on the other. The question is (I think): What do you want to show in the pictures?