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A Day Without Color - Black and White Photography

3/6/2019

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Tamron's SP 15-30mm, 15mm, f/8, 1/160 sec., ISO 50
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PictureTamron's SP 45mm, f/13, 1/250 sec., ISO 100

​by Armando Flores
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Every time I go out for a day of shooting, like most of us I expect for the light and weather to be perfect, but lets get real, Mother Nature has a mind of her own. A big part of photography has to do with being at the right place, at the right time, and a little bit of luck. We can certainly control the place and time but if you haven’t guessed it, the luck part is the weather.

These past several months I found myself in various places without any luck: smoke filled skies in Montana, thunderstorms in southern Utah, and cloudy overcast skies in other places. This however did not deter me and it shouldn’t deter you either, so if you find yourself in a similar situation look on the bright side, this is a perfect time to shoot Black & White.

​Grey dreary overcast skies might take away most of the color, but it will not take away the tonal range. Black & white photography is nothing more than capturing shades of grey anyway.


Read more and enjoy Armando's additional images...


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1 Comment
Norma Grieve link
3/11/2019 11:31:01 am

Such a valid point about photographing grey skies in black and white. Great reminder!

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