[Leica] Sometimes color is better

[leica at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)]

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