Project 3

Black and White

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Black and white - for images where ‘luminance’ is more important than color

When color film arrived over half a century ago the pundits who presumed that black and white images would die a quick death were surprisingly mistaken. Color is all very nice but sometimes the rich tonal qualities that we can see in the work of the photographic artists are something certainly to be savoured. Can you imagine an Ansel Adams masterpiece in color? If you can - read no further.

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The conversion from color to black and white

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