I absolutely love pictures that are in black and white. It strips all the distracting elements down to the raw emotions. It defines shapes. When I am editing photos, some pictures just beg to be in black and white. While I know that black and white pictures aren’t everybody’s thing, it is something that moves me. It makes me feel the emotions on the picture more vividly. My parents hate black and white photos. They think it’s too moody and funeral-like and much prefers color. I understand; to each their own. I have nothing against color images, I just much prefer black and white.
Below is a picture I shot a few weeks ago second shooting for the awesome Todd from Pictures by Todd. I prefer the black and white version.
Now here are some pictures where black and white doesn’t work too well. In a club scene. With all the crazy disco lights and blaring music, color is better to help give off a more exciting and vibrant mood.
One of my favorite photographers, Jose Villa, shoots in film. His photos are absolutely stunning. His black and white are so fine art. I love love his work.