So why not just get that in-camera to begin with?
An inspiring documentation of the monochrome lifestyle
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Black and White Photography is Truly The Best Way to Embrace Image Noise And You Shouldn’t Be Ashamed About it
…in that way, you can cover up or embrace those flaws that others may be distracted by with a simple conversion to black and white.
20 Reasons Why You Need a Rangefinder Camera Right Now
There’s no better time to get a rangefinder camera.
Smartphone Images Are Good Enough For Museums Now
The other night I spent some time going to an event in Chelsea all the way in the middle of the gallery district. Every Thursday night you’re bound to find tourists and people genuinely interested in the arts hanging around. But this event was for Huawei, you know–the mobile phone maker. It was to celebrate…
Instagram Stories Are So Much Better Than Posts
There’s absolutely no secret to this: Instagram posts are at an all time low when it comes to interactivity with your own following. Photographers have been feeling the burn for awhile because it can make clients harder to find and to market to. But what photographers haven’t necessarily known is that Instagram stories is the big thing that helps counter that problem. How?
How Ilford Delta 400 Became My Favorite Film for Street Photography (Premium)
“For the first time, I had felt betrayed. Years and years of an industry and marketing teaching me that Kodak Tri-X 400 was the absolute best and that there is no reason for you to go out there and try anything else.”
My Love/Hate Relationship with Ilford HP5 Plus 400 ISO Black and White Film (Premium)
“Why someone told me that it’s a great film for street photography is honestly a bit beyond my comprehension.”
Why Documentary Photography Needs to Fundamentally Change and Evolve
Documentary Photography’s effectiveness is still there; but the way people consume media has changed.
Luka Tacon: On The Road With The Wolf (Premium)
“Music is my main medium, it’s similar in a way that you’re creating something from the ground up, but with photography you have much less to work with in that, once you’ve captured the image, you have a very strict boundary of manipulation.”
10 Black and White Instagram Photographers Under 10K Followers You Should Check Out Now
Those of us who embrace the purist mentality that monochromatic images lend themselves to often end up applying it to all of our work. Indeed, black and white simplifies a scene and makes the human mind pay attention to nothing else but the shapes in a scene. Sometimes it’s tough to embrace; but with a little bit of inspiration, you’ll want to get out there and document the world in nothing else but black, white and all the shades in between. To get you inspired, here are 10 photographers mostly shooting black and white with followings of under 10k to…