Is B&W Dead?

So many cameras these days generate high quality color pictures that b&w photographs are now almost extinct. Is death the future of b&w?

There are several occasions where you actually would want to use b&w conversion. For one, if the colors are off and it’s impossible to correct them – convert to b&w. Another case for b&w is blending of shades (highlights and shadows).

In the image below, the father’s shirt was a different color than the sons, the hands were also of a slightly different shade. By leveling the colors we bring out the shapes … and sometimes - that’s what makes an image stand out.

P.S. You are the artist, you create the image, you have the power to exclude details that diminish its strength. Crop.