https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/tags/philosophyofphotography/ Recent content in Philosophyofphotography on The Singemonkey Hugo en-us Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:45:47 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2021-08-18-morning-trinket-do-people-only/ Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:45:47 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2021-08-18-morning-trinket-do-people-only/ <p>Morning Trinket.</p> <p>Do people only still make black and white photographs to seem cool and sophisticated? The answer&rsquo;s a little complicated. Knowing why you&rsquo;d prefer a picture in black and white means you&rsquo;ve spent a little time thinking about photography - which makes you a more &lsquo;sophisticated&rsquo; appreciator of photographs. So then, in a sense, yes. But I can give you that &lsquo;sophistication&rsquo; in not many words: Eliminating colour makes you more conscious of form, light and shadow, and detail. So, like any abstraction, it shows you things that that the full set of information may conceal. It helps you see the trees for the wood.</p>