Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted mon ami, I'm so happy to be part of this wonderful bunch of people, namely the LUG. Wish you all well phx Ted Grant wrote: >Philippe offered the Barber Shop photograph should be in B&W! Which is an >excellent suggestion, as it illustrates what I've said so many times. "When >you photograph people in colour. you photograph their clothes!" "Photograph >them in B&W and you photograph their souls!" > >Well OK maybe no souls showing here, but when you get rid of the colours you >now have a photograph with much greater impact! > >The people stand out stronger and the over all look of the picture has much >greater impact. > >Sometimes we become so caught up with colours we forget, "I wonder how this >might look in B&W?" > >At least with digital and computers we can make very quick changes to see >how effective the switch over might be. > >So over to you Tina, after all it is your picture and from the B&W I'd said >Philippe was quite right in suggesting the switch, as it's a far better >photograph in B&W. > >Yeah I know some folks will want to argue, OK go for it! ;-) But before you >start just remember Philippe and I are right. And Tina has shown with her >B&W photo version proving us right! :-) Now don't cry or get mad! ;-) Relax >and enjoy a cool photograph! :-) In B&W! Thanks Tina. :-) > >ted > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org >[mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Tina >Manley >Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 8:21 AM >To: Leica Users Group >Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: and LIGHT - BW > > > >At 09:58 AM 5/23/2008, you wrote: > > > > > >>Hope this helps. At least it helped me as it has forced me to >> >> > > > >>analyze a spontaneous reaction and try to find why I had reacted so. >> >> > > > >>So thank you Tina for this and for your kind and open mind. >> >> > > > >>Phx >> >> > > > >And thank you, Philippe, for prompting me to try it in black and > >white. It hadn't occurred to me. Probably a lot of the India photos > >would lend themselves to B&W. There was so much color everywhere, it > >was almost overwhelming. I'll have to try converting some (if I ever > >finish them all!!) > > > >Tina > > > >Tina Manley > >www.tinamanley.com > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > >