>"Black and white are the colors of photography. To me they symbolize the alternatives of hope and despair to which mankind is forever subjected." Robert Frank.>"I work in colour sometimes, but I guess the images I most connect to, historically speaking, are in black and white. I see more in black and white – I like the abstraction of it." Mary Ellen MarkI see a pattern. One of making the world increasingly drab to demoralize the people. Look up their early lives.
>>4487132Dr. Ray Peat says that a lack of color in photographs and films increases serotonin and causes an SSRI-like effect, dulling all emotions. Considering the audience for modern, desaturated "films" and "photographs," I believe him. This is being used to make you an unfeeling slave.
Black and white is easier because you only have to think about light and composition.
I don't think the west ever really recovered from Vietnam. It pretty much killed dead all the hopefulness of the post-war period, and threw into question the validity of western ideals. The majority of art now is social critique and cautionary tales. The rest is consumer product designed to get people to ignore the former.
>>4487148Color is easier because you can rely on bold, vibrant colors to distract from an otherwise compositionally boring image.
>>4487148the actual color of things you shoot still matters in b&w
>>4487218>t. dog
>>4487214You can find good light in almost every situation.Good colors though? I hope you really like photoshop
>BW is the same as desaturated straight out of camera footageare you guys this fucking stupid or its a bit
>>4487218>>4487285Of course there's more to it than just "desaturate it", it's still easier than colour photos because you take one of the three giant aspects out of what makes an image. You only deal with lighting and composition in black and white (yes colour does matter a bit, but you know what i mean you dildos).
