Black & White Shots

Squawk · 03-28-2019, 12:18 PM

I don't know if anyone here shoots in B&W at all, but I thought I'd start a thread to see. I use 35mm film. My main subjects are trees and nature, and street photography, which I have recently got into. Here's a few of my street shots.

Undertoad · 03-28-2019, 01:03 PM

Nice! I like "Meet Drink Play" with the lone gentleman who is not doing any of those things.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-28-2019, 01:04 PM

Cool.

I find with the B&W photographs I look at details because there is no bright colors drawing me away from them.

Scriveyn · 03-28-2019, 01:20 PM

Good ones and good thread to start

There was a show of street photography in London some years ago which got me into that field. Not B+W though.

I dabbled in darkroom work before that though. Here is my favourite, still on my wall.
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I changed to digital since then, only rarely shooting in B+W. This is one of them from last autumn shot in B+W (not changed in post processing)
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xoxoxoBruce · 03-28-2019, 01:25 PM

I'd call the first one Flight of Fantasy.
The second was accidental as you were just holding the camera so they wouldn't suspect you were looking up skirts. tsk tsk

Squawk · 03-29-2019, 02:21 AM

Thanks for the comments guys. Scriveyn two great shots there, very clean and lovely tones and contrast in both of them. Are they medium format or 35mm?

Scriveyn · 03-29-2019, 08:24 AM

Thanks Squawk, the first one is 35mm, 15 ASA IIRC,the second one is from a digital camera (Canon 80D, crop sensor).

Gravdigr · 03-29-2019, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Nice! I like "Meet Drink Play" with the lone gentleman who is not doing any of those things.

He's on his way home.

To drink, and play with his meat.

Whut?

Gravdigr · 03-29-2019, 01:42 PM

First one was shot digitally and I did the b&w thing in editing:

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This one is an old scan of a paper pic that I turned b&w (well, sepia-toned, anyway) w/editing:

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Glinda · 03-29-2019, 02:26 PM

I took a photography course in junior college and loved working in B&W. As Bruce noted, my eye is definitely drawn to the typically invisible details of shading and light play when there is no color to distract my attention.

Nice work, everyone!

xoxoxoBruce · 03-30-2019, 12:50 AM

Some pictures can be decolored if they're sharp enough. It helps to think B&W when you're shooting, if you know what I mean.

Gravdigr · 03-30-2019, 11:12 AM

Most (of mine anyway) b&w pics made from color digital need work in the contrast and sharpness. If ya want the pic to look old ya gotta knock off some of the sharpness.

Sometimes I'll add film grain, too.

Diaphone Jim · 03-30-2019, 12:08 PM

"If ya want the pic to look old ya gotta knock off some of the sharpness."
Frank Hurley's photographs of the Endurance expedition seem to be an exception.
I have been in awe of his work for years. Some of the glass negatives spent time underwater.
http://humbermuseums.com/warrior-camera-frank-hurley/

Squawk · 04-07-2019, 03:41 AM

Here's three of my tree shots. The first was in my local park, the second St James Park in London on the edge of The Mall which leads up to Buckingham Palace, and the third I think I took in a woods in Normandy when I was visiting a friend there. That one looks to me more like a painting for some reason, maybe because of its' high contrast.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-07-2019, 09:40 AM

I don't envy the London crew who have to clean up after those Sycamore trees.

03-28-2019, 12:18 PM	#1
Squawk Peoploid Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 152	Black & White Shots I don't know if anyone here shoots in B&W at all, but I thought I'd start a thread to see. I use 35mm film. My main subjects are trees and nature, and street photography, which I have recently got into. Here's a few of my street shots. Attached Images __________________ 'Nothin' seems that weird anymore' Lo-Fidelity Allstars

03-28-2019, 01:04 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Cool. I find with the B&W photographs I look at details because there is no bright colors drawing me away from them. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-28-2019, 01:20 PM	#4
Scriveyn amnesic-confabulatory opsimath Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Between my ears Posts: 739	Good ones and good thread to start There was a show of street photography in London some years ago which got me into that field. Not B+W though. I dabbled in darkroom work before that though. Here is my favourite, still on my wall. I changed to digital since then, only rarely shooting in B+W. This is one of them from last autumn shot in B+W (not changed in post processing)

03-28-2019, 01:25 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I'd call the first one Flight of Fantasy. The second was accidental as you were just holding the camera so they wouldn't suspect you were looking up skirts. tsk tsk __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-29-2019, 02:21 AM	#6
Squawk Peoploid Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 152	Thanks for the comments guys. Scriveyn two great shots there, very clean and lovely tones and contrast in both of them. Are they medium format or 35mm? __________________ 'Nothin' seems that weird anymore' Lo-Fidelity Allstars

03-28-2019, 01:03 PM	#2
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Nice! I like "Meet Drink Play" with the lone gentleman who is not doing any of those things.

03-29-2019, 08:24 AM	#7
Scriveyn amnesic-confabulatory opsimath Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Between my ears Posts: 739	Thanks Squawk, the first one is 35mm, 15 ASA IIRC,the second one is from a digital camera (Canon 80D, crop sensor).

03-29-2019, 01:42 PM	#9
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	First one was shot digitally and I did the b&w thing in editing: This one is an old scan of a paper pic that I turned b&w (well, sepia-toned, anyway) w/editing: __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-29-2019, 02:26 PM	#10
Glinda Fucktard Resistance League Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 1.14 acres of heaven Posts: 1,512	I took a photography course in junior college and loved working in B&W. As Bruce noted, my eye is definitely drawn to the typically invisible details of shading and light play when there is no color to distract my attention. Nice work, everyone!

03-30-2019, 12:50 AM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Some pictures can be decolored if they're sharp enough. It helps to think B&W when you're shooting, if you know what I mean. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-30-2019, 11:12 AM	#12
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Most (of mine anyway) b&w pics made from color digital need work in the contrast and sharpness. If ya want the pic to look old ya gotta knock off some of the sharpness. Sometimes I'll add film grain, too. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-30-2019, 12:08 PM	#13
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	"If ya want the pic to look old ya gotta knock off some of the sharpness." Frank Hurley's photographs of the Endurance expedition seem to be an exception. I have been in awe of his work for years. Some of the glass negatives spent time underwater. http://humbermuseums.com/warrior-camera-frank-hurley/

04-07-2019, 03:41 AM	#14
Squawk Peoploid Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 152	Here's three of my tree shots. The first was in my local park, the second St James Park in London on the edge of The Mall which leads up to Buckingham Palace, and the third I think I took in a woods in Normandy when I was visiting a friend there. That one looks to me more like a painting for some reason, maybe because of its' high contrast. Attached Images __________________ 'Nothin' seems that weird anymore' Lo-Fidelity Allstars

04-07-2019, 09:40 AM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I don't envy the London crew who have to clean up after those Sycamore trees. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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