Hello!
I finally got the time to process photos I took back on Sunday (Dec 1st) and can only share one of them now.
Hence, without further ado:
These are my two younger brothers.
As I've stated, this month's challenge is THE B&W CHALLENGE.
So, why was it significant to take this photo in black and white?
One thing is that it draws you in more than a colored photo would.
In colored photos, if the colors don't blend well or cater to your personal taste, you wouldn't spend more than half a second to actually look into the photo more and try to get it.
However, now that the photo of these two siblings is in black and white, you have a reason to stare at it longer.
Look at the subjects.
What are they doing?
Are they merely smiling?
Where are they?
What hints can you find in the photo that would help you answer the previous question?
Did you see the smoke at the bottom-left corner of the photo?
These are some of the things that could come to mind if you were actually trying look for something.
It isn't in everyone to spend more time understanding a photo than to just briskly view it and say "meh".
You can also see where I focused on.
The eyes of the boys are indefinitely the sharpest point in the whole photo, where the depth of field was set to shallow so that more of the focused area would pop out.
I really like this photo, in that a captures a moment.
It's a candid shot - one which we will grow to cherish down the line someday.
Fariq, my brother on the right, says that shooting black and white in digital format is somewhat redundant, as there isn't the actual grain of film or the subtle hints of a manual camera being used to capture the shot.
True, that the pioneers of photography used actual black and white film back in the day, and that shots were black and white because people hadn't discovered the technology of capturing color.
But I think that that can't be a reason for me, or other photographers, to not shoot in black and white.
It is an art form, and it doesn't matter what tools you use to create art.
I finally got the time to process photos I took back on Sunday (Dec 1st) and can only share one of them now.
Hence, without further ado:
#27 : The table barbeque people
These are my two younger brothers.
As I've stated, this month's challenge is THE B&W CHALLENGE.
So, why was it significant to take this photo in black and white?
One thing is that it draws you in more than a colored photo would.
In colored photos, if the colors don't blend well or cater to your personal taste, you wouldn't spend more than half a second to actually look into the photo more and try to get it.
However, now that the photo of these two siblings is in black and white, you have a reason to stare at it longer.
Look at the subjects.
What are they doing?
Are they merely smiling?
Where are they?
What hints can you find in the photo that would help you answer the previous question?
Did you see the smoke at the bottom-left corner of the photo?
These are some of the things that could come to mind if you were actually trying look for something.
It isn't in everyone to spend more time understanding a photo than to just briskly view it and say "meh".
You can also see where I focused on.
The eyes of the boys are indefinitely the sharpest point in the whole photo, where the depth of field was set to shallow so that more of the focused area would pop out.
I really like this photo, in that a captures a moment.
It's a candid shot - one which we will grow to cherish down the line someday.
Fariq, my brother on the right, says that shooting black and white in digital format is somewhat redundant, as there isn't the actual grain of film or the subtle hints of a manual camera being used to capture the shot.
True, that the pioneers of photography used actual black and white film back in the day, and that shots were black and white because people hadn't discovered the technology of capturing color.
But I think that that can't be a reason for me, or other photographers, to not shoot in black and white.
It is an art form, and it doesn't matter what tools you use to create art.
"Because art happens, when you pick up the tool and start creating"
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