>"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).
This same thread again?
>>4487459Yeah, and the same picture too.
>>4487132>I see a pattern.I'm noticing too
>>4487459Lmao I actually thought it was just revived from further down the catalog.
>>4487459>>4487568This time accusing jews for good measure
>>4487132>Look up their early lives.If you knew a thing or two you would know almost all museumwhores and theoryfags are child-eating shapeshifters
>>4487607They self incriminated
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>>4487132>Everything is either white, black, or a shade of grey. Maybe you see a couple blue and red cars, and if you find something yellow or even green you've hit the jackpot for the dayMore of an /o/-tier whinge than /p/ but I feel like the sentiment applies here as well. Everything is just devoid of colour these days
>>4488786High Impact were the days
I'm only shooting for myself. Travel and family. Photo and video. What I learned is that video easily brings people to tears. Because it's so real, you can dive back in memories and experience everything once more. Photography is different. You look at the images and it only activates emotions IF you use them to remember back that moment. B&W photos make it easier to remember back because it makes your brain start thinking. You don't get the exact image of a situation but more a vague interpretation in form of a colorless scene. So I believe that this is the reason why b&w photography is so emotional for many while color photos just collect dust forever on your hdd. But that is just my idea and I don't know if thats any true. Once the Ricoh GR4x mono appears I use it as an excuse to learn more about it
>>4487148Black and white is harder because you can only rely on light and composition
