Portraits
Who doesn't love having their picture taken? I feel as if the quote under the title of my blog fits perfectly for this blog. "When you photograph people in color you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in black and white you photograph their souls." I feel that this is very true because when you photograph anything in black and white, you are looking at the subject matter itself, rather in color there is so much more going on. Looking at a black and white photograph can really draw you in and make you feel a different way. Below I provided an example of the same picture--one in black and white, the other being in color.
I feel that the picture on the left becomes too distracting because of all the different colors going on but when looking at the picture on the right you can really feel the emotion coming from her. For me it is very difficult to take portraits because it is so hard to capture that look in a person's eye to draw you in wanting to know more about them. I found though that a simple switch from color to black and white almost does that justice. I provided a link below that I came across the other day that I found very helpful in shooting photography, I hope that you also can find it helpful.
For whatever reason, I wasn't "following" your blog until a couple days ago when I saw all the comments about it in the evals. I'm glad I finally saw it though because I love photography. I'm not great at it myself but i like looking at it! Your pictures are really nice.
ReplyDelete& also, I saw one error in this post in the first sentence under your pictures. You said left twice, but I think you meant left and right.
But nice job on the whole page again :)
That quote and your explanation makes so much sense!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate this post because it made me realize that there truely is a difference in taking a black and white picture versus taking a colored picture. I never gave it any thought until I read your post. Nice job with your post; I also like the overall layout of your page.
ReplyDeleteI must agree. When there are color photos I am first drawn to the clothes of the figure, if it's black and white I first look at the person and look at their eyes or their body language.
ReplyDeleteI can't say that I agree with your example. The use of gold in the color photo draws the eye. The black and white version needs to make better use of contrast.
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I like both of the pictures. They each bring something different to the table. Truthfully, the one on the left grabbed my attention the most. I've always loved black and white photos just because it's so pretty, soft and classic looking.
ReplyDeleteGood post. I love black and white photos! I have done a lot of b&w photos over the years of my family, especially my nieces and nephews on vacation at the beach. I really love b&w wedding photos. Your quote is wonderful. However, in response to your opening question, I'm not a big fan of having my picture taken. I prefer to be behind the lens, not in front of it. =)
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