black&white

[Michelle]

When do you like to use it more?And why?
I think it's incredible on portraits.

[Maaikel]

Portraits and architecture mainly:



Just use it if I think it makes the picture stronger.

[☮Lee Gordon☮]

street photography, there is just a raw grittyness about black and white that seems to compliment the subject

[Vikdaddy]

It depends on how strong the contrasts are - it doesn't always work. Today's photo seemed to work okay:

[Penny Milner]

I love B&W photography. I mainly use it for portraits , flowers but I think b&w can look great in any type of photography (with the exception of food perhaps!). It all depends on what you are emotion, story or look you trying to convey. Here's one of my recent ones:

[Richard Tyson]

I'd say street photography definitely, sometimes because you can't control the background and black and white brings the whole picture together.

[Jason Daniels]

while I will leave my opinion to myself. I think Calvin and Hobbes summed it up perfectly. If you click on my not very bnw image, you will be able to read the exchange between Calvin and his very clever Dad.

[Paul Myers]

Landscapes, portraits and architecture with some selective coloring thrown in there from time to time.

[Neil Bedi]

all of the time (i only take photos with black and white film)













(i tried to show how black and white can work in any situation)

[jinx (@jinximages)]

At one point, I was going to do a full 365 in b&w. I still may, one day when I can find the time to actually do 365 properly!

A colour photograph shows how something looks. A black and white photograph shows how something feels.

For me, it is people, but I have used it for landscapes a number of times.

[Nicole Campbell]

I seem to shoot black and white when I am in a certain mood or when the colour photograph just doesn't seem to work. This photo worked in black and white but not in colour.

[TPiix]

@michellina i saw this thread and took a photo of my daughters today to specifically make b&w ... i don't do enough b&w, and i really like it too, especially for people :)

[Courtney]

black and white shows the feeling of the photo









I also use it when there is a big contrast between light and dark.

[Rose]

I think Jinx summed it up nicely for me... if I want to capture what something looks like I use colour.. if I want to capture the feel then I go for black and white or sometimes when I love a photo for the composition but it hasn't it turned out right...

Good example is this one I accidentally over exposed with the flash on her face but managed to save it and love it as it is