Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny Of course I didn't mean that rule 100% serious, as well as Ted probably didn't. Have forgotten to add the ;-) emoticon... I shoot color too, the only rule is I don't make mixed albums. Or I convert it to b&w when the color adds nothing to the picture. Didier >On 6/21/07, Didier Ludwig <leica@screengang.com> wrote: >> >>As Ted once said, real photographers shoot b&w. I'm not a real one but at >>least I can try to be a wannabe. So I shot b&w with film mostly, and with >>digital, I shoot RAW and then convert to b&w. But this time I kept the >>colors. See why: >>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Didier/green.jpg.html > > > >I always get edgy when someone talks about rules of photography, like never >cropping or shooting only transparency film so you can prove you are a real >photographer. > >For many years, the only reason people shot plack and white was there was >no economical method of reproducing color for publicartion. > >That BW is more artistic just doesn't wash. If you like it, fine, that is >a personal thing. Rarely though do I see a shot that has any more merit >because it is monochrome. About the only time I change a shot, is when the >process cannot resolve colors to my satisfaction. > >When I was a teenage shooter, I only rarely could afford Kodachrome, and >when I got a roll, I treasured it. > >They dye the water green on St. Pat's day in Chicago. > >Regards, >Sonny