Maquinna's Poop du Jour

True Colours

Sometimes I think the reason why I like to shoot in black and white is that colour can be so distracting. Colour is such a strong element that it can be easy to stop looking at things, like composition, tone, texture, light, etc. I'm not saying it should do that, but I think often it does.

I'm doing a lot more colour work now and I have to let this be a continual lesson - to not let colour overwhelm my judgement or make me too distracted to make the image right. I have to think in black and white sometimes.

Many animals, like dogs, only see in black and white. What does this say about how they view the world?

posted by Maquinna @ 4:12 p.m.