Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted Grant wrote: > > Harrison wrote: > > <<<<<I have always thought that when shooting people if you use color you > are going to show what clothes they are wearing and the color of the room > or location. If you use B&W you show the person. Their personality comes > out in the photo so much better.>>>>>>> > > Hi Harrison, > > How about this: > > "When you photograph people in colour you photograph their clothes. But > when you photograph people in B&W, you photograph their souls!" > > ted When people who have never shot b&w ask me what the difference is, I tell them that to achieve greatness, a photograph must begin by offering some level of abstraction. As b&w is already abstracted by the removal of colour, I maintain that while it is easier to create a "good" photograph in colour, it's easier to create a great photograph in b&w. Paul