Black and White Food!

May 7th, 2018
Thanks for electing me the next host of the Black and White challenge, I hardly ever see good lightrays but did on two occasions during Adi's challenge so i was blessed!

For the forthcoming challenge i was wondering what you could all do with food photography in black and white! I know half the appeal of food is about how it looks and especially the colour , but there are surely occasions when a good black and white can show food off to perfection? lets see

Food related black and white photos of any description are welcome to be submitted,, for example fruit and vegetables, street vendors and people preparing food, drinks, food packaging and table settings, Think about whether your food suits high or low key, perhaps white-on-white or black-on-black., styled or rustic . Textures, shapes, repetition and lighting could all come into play.

For inspiration I found some beautiful examples, but the possibilities are endless...

Tom McNemar
http://www.tommcnemar.com/food-photographs-black-and-white

Michael LaMotte
https://www.from-the-source.com/

and Manja Wachsmuth
http://foodphotographersfavorites.co.nz/blackwhite/

The challenge starts now and will run until Tuesday 22 May
tag is bw-28
May 7th, 2018
thinking I will give this a shot!
May 8th, 2018
@grammyn hope you do Katy ")
May 8th, 2018
Cool challenge. Thanks for the links, there are some fabulous photos shown.
May 8th, 2018
Yay
May 8th, 2018
oooh exciting
May 8th, 2018
@salza @adi314 @brigette cant wait to see your contributions :)
May 8th, 2018
great idea - your examples certainly show that it can produce stunning results.
May 11th, 2018
Thought I would give this great challenge a help to the top of the list by posting....
May 11th, 2018
@helenhall wow they came out great, do bananas change their spots?
May 16th, 2018
Had a little try but have almost no experience of shooting in black and white! Have some crackers :)

May 17th, 2018
@casablanca haha thanks, hope you got an appetite for black and white!
May 17th, 2018
@kali66

Okay, I ate the crackers. Now I am trying with the fairy cakes I made that I am about to eat with a cup of coffee.......I have no idea how to shoot well in B&W but there's only one way to learn, eh? LOL!!

May 17th, 2018
@casablanca doing great here, black and white is about texture and tones, light and shade, form and pattern, and you have got all that here
May 18th, 2018
@kali66 Ah, thanks for the encouragement! I shall persevere and see what I can learn.
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