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The world as we see it is full of colour. So it may seem counter-intuitive to take black and white photos, but by draining an image of colour you can draw attention to its other qualities. Texture, contrasting tones, patterns and shapes can all be more apparent in a monochrome shot.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have already used my featured photo elsewhere in this blog, in its original colour version<\/a>, and it\u2019s one of my favourites. But I love this this edit too. It emphasises the textures of the man\u2019s face rather than the colours of skin and turban, giving more focus to his character and perhaps less to his surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Color is descriptive. Black and white is interpretive.<\/p>Elliott Erwitt, French\/American photographer<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

My very first photos<\/a> were of necessity in black and white but as soon as I got my first 35mm camera and switched to slide film, I started to capture the world in colour. It is only in recent years, with the advent of digital photography, that I have started to experiment with black and white again, for selective shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here, in response to this week\u2019s Sunday Stills challenge<\/a>, are some of my recent favourites. A few were taken using the black and white setting on my camera, but most were produced from a full colour original by editing in Photoshop Elements. My favourite tool for this is the Nik Collection plug-in Silver Efex Pro. If you haven\u2019t tried that do check it out as it\u2019s incredibly versatile. There are 38 pre-sets ranging from a standard transformation through high or low key to sepia and effects such as \u2018film noire\u2019, silhouette and \u2018fine art\u2019. And all of them can be tweaked and customised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some black and white favourites<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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\"Dried
Seed-head<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Face
Tawny Eagle<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Old
In the Riga Jewish ghetto quarter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Curved
The Sage, Gateshead<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Battered
Old boat, Dungeness<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Black
In Lucca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Monochrome
Window in Reykjavik<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Black
Elephant gaze, Chobe National Park<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Three
Selfies by Tower Bridge, London<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Black
Wedding photo shoot at the HCMC Museum in Saigon<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Black
Gorilla at Jersey Zoo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Black
At Jodhpur Fort<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The world as we see it is full of colour. So it may seem counter-intuitive to take black and white photos, but by draining an image of colour you can draw attention to its other qualities. 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