Sunday, November 9, 2008
When I was in high school, over 30 years ago,
it was considered highly artistic to refuse to shoot in color.
I feigned artistry and followed suit.
At the peak of my self indulgence, I even took self portraits in b&w.
But the truth was that color confused me (it still does) and
I was terrible at seeing color and printing in color.
I sought refuge in b&w because it covered my weaknesses and helped me feel artistic.
it was considered highly artistic to refuse to shoot in color.
I feigned artistry and followed suit.
At the peak of my self indulgence, I even took self portraits in b&w.
But the truth was that color confused me (it still does) and
I was terrible at seeing color and printing in color.
I sought refuge in b&w because it covered my weaknesses and helped me feel artistic.
I'd like to think that today, working with black and white has
nothing to do with how I view myself and
all about expressing something in the image.
There's a story in black and white that I cannot tell in color.
Some things are just better said in b&w.
Digital photography is wonderful but it has its traps.
I love the conveniences of digital.
I need to learn not to be handicapped by the simplicity of
clicking on a button and crossing over into grayscale.
nothing to do with how I view myself and
all about expressing something in the image.
There's a story in black and white that I cannot tell in color.
Some things are just better said in b&w.
Digital photography is wonderful but it has its traps.
I love the conveniences of digital.
I need to learn not to be handicapped by the simplicity of
clicking on a button and crossing over into grayscale.
Perhaps the term "b&w" is an overstatement.
It's not just "black and white."
Do you think of gray as a color,
or is it only a mixture of back and white?
It's not just "black and white."
Do you think of gray as a color,
or is it only a mixture of back and white?
And then there's the extreme
Taking an image and removing any shade of grey.
Taking an image and removing any shade of grey.
Not too proud to steal a good idea,
I tried this with the Brooklyn Bridge.
I tried this with the Brooklyn Bridge.
It's easy to get caught up in the attraction of color.
Thinking back on my life, there have been too many occasions when
something flashy caught my eye and prevented me from
seeing a greater, but more subtle, beauty.
something flashy caught my eye and prevented me from
seeing a greater, but more subtle, beauty.
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4 comments:
I LOVE the fireman pic!!! And can I just say, if we'd been in the same high school, I would've drooled over you ;)
Very nice b&w's. I especially like the trees in JH+301. The depth of it really catches my eye. And yes, I think that gray is a color.
Thanks for putting up a link to my blog, btw... :)
Jan/CascadeExposures
i don't think of grey as a color, but I mostly wear black, white and grey, and I call those my favorite colors, so I'm a conundrum.
I think you're cute at the peak of your self-indulgence.
If I could have only one of your photos framed in my home it would have to be of the two trees in the snow. Like dancers, one who forgot the top half of her costume... I find it very sweet and silly.
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