Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I too, would feel enclined to grump on the bandwagon ;-) Amities Philippe Le 8 nov. 2014 ? 05:52, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net> a ?crit : > I have finally reached this conclusion: > > There is no more bullshit photographic question than "Which is more > [insert whatever term you like here], black & white or color?" > > Very quickly, it descends into "Real photographers shoot black & white," > which I have now come to regard as a personal insult. > > Each of us has our own preferences. None of them is founded in anything > other than opinion and personal taste. > > I'll do a little self examination to investigate if I do color because it > is "easy." > > Jay, who himself asked the original question, is an excellent street > shooter and uses mostly color. The world is full of excellent color street > photography. Is B&W the "fashion" of the field is a different question. > > You trying to stir up something, Jay? ;^) > > Sorry to be grumpy. I'll now try to go back to remaining quiet when color > or black & white questions arise here. > > Ric Carter > www.CartersXRd.net > http://www.facebook.com/ric.carter > > ?When you don?t shoot color, you don?t have to worry about color.? ? Jay > Hunter > > >> On Nov 7, 2014, at 10:51 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I may be an old fogie past my prime, but I still prefer B&W to color in >> almost all photos of people and in quite a few more also. Just because >> color is possible and easy doesn't mean it's always the best choice! >> >> Tina >> >> On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 4:02 PM, Larry Zeitlin via LUG <lug at >> leica-users.org> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> An ancillary question - does a good "street" photographer only shoot B&W, >>> i.e ?is infra dig? :-) >>> >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> >>> >>> - - - - >>> That's a very interesting question. In my post retirement career as an >>> art >>> and photo show reviewer I find relatively few "street photos" exhibited >>> but >>> virtually all are in B&W. There is a feeling amongst show curators and >>> jurists that B&W photos are more immediate and authentic. Of course most >>> of >>> these guys are 60 years old or older and are familiar with wartime >>> pictures, the police shots of WeeGee, and the stuff that was popularized >>> in >>> the older photo magazines. Naturally, any picture taken with a cell phone >>> cannot be true "street photography."?Color pictures seem to be too >>> processed to be true street photography.? >>> >>> >>> I remember the outrage in the LUG several years ago when I criticized Dr. >>> Ted's assertion that B&W had more impact than color in depicting scenes >>> of >>> trauma. I wonder how people will feel about it after a couple of >>> generations of digital camera use and the ubiquity of cell phones. Come >>> on >>> guys. Regardless of the Leica Monochrom, color has won the imaging >>> battle. >>> And it will be true as well in street photography after all the mossbacks >>> have passed on. >>> Larry Z ? >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Tina Manley >> www.tinamanley.com >> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information