Author Topic: 2011 was the year I got into B&W (Read 742 times)

mynameisjonas · « **on:** January 09, 2012, 03:54:26 AM »

I did some B&W (film) shooting when I was in high school, but since I got interested in photography for real a few years ago, it's all been color. Until sometime in mid 2011, when for some reason B&W started looking interesting to me again. Now I find myself wanting to make all my shots B&W, although I often give in and realize that some shots just look better in color.

Anyway, here's some of the 2011 crop:

Vera by Paperfist, on Flickr

Dexter by Paperfist, on Flickr

Hagalund by Paperfist, on Flickr

73 by Paperfist, on Flickr

Dad by Paperfist, on Flickr

Untitled by Paperfist, on Flickr

Tired by Paperfist, on Flickr

Man, cane by Paperfist, on Flickr

Vera by Paperfist, on Flickr

Sara, ängskär by Paperfist, on Flickr

mRa, Bergen by Paperfist, on Flickr

Anna by Paperfist, on Flickr

Vera by Paperfist, on Flickr

Untitled by Paperfist, on Flickr

javarob75 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 09, 2012, 04:04:48 AM »

B&W suits your style... And I love that shot of Dexter!

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jsupersample · « **Reply #2 on:** January 09, 2012, 04:52:33 AM »

Don't get me wrong, I love B&W, but I do worry about it being a crutch for myself. I also find myself wondering what some B&W photos would have been like in color. I do, however, only wonder that about the #73 photo in this set.

I especially like the low-contrast portraits.

P.S.: Not asking you to post #73 as a color photo. I like mysteries too.

adash · « **Reply #3 on:** January 09, 2012, 05:01:51 AM »

Amazing shots! I like your B&W, it makes the viewer concentrate on the subject, rather than get distracted by colourful backgrounds....

shaan · « **Reply #4 on:** January 09, 2012, 05:26:27 AM »

really nice, i love your style

E-M5 Pete · « **Reply #5 on:** January 09, 2012, 06:46:12 AM »

I am big fan of B&W.
You have a really nice set here.

mynameisjonas · « **Reply #6 on:** January 09, 2012, 06:57:50 AM »

Thanks guys

Quote from: jsupersample on January 09, 2012, 04:52:33 AM

Don't get me wrong, I love B&W, but I do worry about it being a crutch for myself. I also find myself wondering what some B&W photos would have been like in color. I do, however, only wonder that about the #73 photo in this set.

I especially like the low-contrast portraits.

P.S.: Not asking you to post #73 as a color photo. I like mysteries too.

Funnily enough, that one had very little color to begin with. Converting it to B&W had a similar effect to what turning up the saturation would have on a very colorful photo, it just gave it more pop. IIRC, the only thing that had any color was the little sign. I think it was blue.

voyager · « **Reply #7 on:** January 09, 2012, 02:15:47 PM »

Some of the best black and white I've ever seen.

vdub_er · « **Reply #8 on:** January 10, 2012, 05:06:03 AM »

Nice set of b+w's my favs 73 love painted numbers and lettering, probably from being a graphic designer.

mynameisjonas · « **Reply #9 on:** February 17, 2012, 12:24:52 PM »

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lisandra · « **Reply #10 on:** February 17, 2012, 12:27:14 PM »

that cat shot is something else man...

asterinex · « **Reply #11 on:** February 17, 2012, 01:02:01 PM »

Great series !!

I'm still searching for a good b&w conversion-preset.

You obviously found a good way to do it !
Well done !

Did you use the same preset for all these pictures ?

mynameisjonas · « **Reply #12 on:** February 18, 2012, 01:54:09 AM »

Thanks

I used my "Film" preset on some of them (you can probably see which ones), but I haven't used any particular B&W conversion preset. But I usually play around with raising the Blacks, Fill and Clarity quite a bit to make them pop.

Quote from: lisandra on February 17, 2012, 12:27:14 PM

that cat shot is something else man...

Thanks! Honestly, with a subject like that it's hard to fail.

2011 was the year I got into B&W