Black and White Photography Ideas

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One advantage to black and white photography, or shooting with the intent of converting to black and white, is it allows the photographer to focus on composition without being distracted by color.

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Composition

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Lines, Textures and Shapes

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Gray Tones

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Timelessness

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Emotion

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Black and White Photography Ideas

One advantage to black and white photography, or shooting with the intent of converting to black and white, is it allows the photographer to focus on composition without being distracted by color.

Composition

There is contrast between the shades of black and white in the foreground, midground and background. The darker background helps to bring attention to the structure in this image.

Lines, Textures and Shapes

Converting to black and white enhances contrast. It defines edges to focus on the lines, textures and shapes in a scene or subject.

Gray Tones

Black and white photography is an impactful approach when shooting scenes or subjects that contain many tones of gray.

Timelessness

A powerful characteristic of black and white photography is the ability to cast a sense of timelessness to the scene.

Emotion

Black and white is a powerful medium for evoking emotion in photography.

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