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Digital photography has made many things easier for us photographers.
One of its advantages is that the decision about colour or black/white. While in film photography, you have to decide this by buying the film, in digital photography you take the photo in colour and you change it - if you want to - with photoshop. That only takes two or three clicks.
But though, the decision about black/white or colour - or sepia, to add this, too - is hard. Often, you see photographers who upload both versions to deviantART and want to hear the users' opinions.
In most of these cases, I prefer the black/white one. Black/White photography gives you more freedom in adding contrast, in playing with light and shadow and in focusing on the actual subject.
Referring to portraits, I think black/white is easier. You have no problems with un-unatural skin colours if you increase the contrast or change the colour.
So here's a collection of some great black/white portraits/shoots of people I have found over deviantART. I tried to find a balance between popular and unpopular photos and artists and between street and spontaneous photos and model shoots. Hope you enjoy and find some new favourites
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One of its advantages is that the decision about colour or black/white. While in film photography, you have to decide this by buying the film, in digital photography you take the photo in colour and you change it - if you want to - with photoshop. That only takes two or three clicks.
But though, the decision about black/white or colour - or sepia, to add this, too - is hard. Often, you see photographers who upload both versions to deviantART and want to hear the users' opinions.
In most of these cases, I prefer the black/white one. Black/White photography gives you more freedom in adding contrast, in playing with light and shadow and in focusing on the actual subject.
Referring to portraits, I think black/white is easier. You have no problems with un-unatural skin colours if you increase the contrast or change the colour.
So here's a collection of some great black/white portraits/shoots of people I have found over deviantART. I tried to find a balance between popular and unpopular photos and artists and between street and spontaneous photos and model shoots. Hope you enjoy and find some new favourites
:thumb86107674: :thumb66553312: :thumb85476268: :thumb49979332: :thumb93399425: :thumb73785662: :thumb71499991: :thumb72548427: :thumb73240421: :thumb65886966: :thumb91649417: :thumb92436457: :thumb48133411: :thumb35649619: :thumb91681335: :thumb7236909: :thumb66833652: :thumb41993663: :thumb59251494: :thumb42376963: :thumb95545869: :thumb88952301: :thumb62173558: :thumb94653022: :thumb78936788: :thumb74683186: :thumb55656509: :thumb51721570: :thumb78475806: :thumb90783337: :thumb93042112: 
this is an AWESOME collection:]