During my first foray into photography, I vehemently disagreed with Mr. Simon. With all due respect to Mr. Simon, I still do. Famous photographers shoot almost exclusively in black and white while others exclusively in color. I like both, depending on the subject and the composition. I work in D.C. so it is only appropriate that I jump into the debate on both sides.
Black and white photos are full of drama. Amateur photographers who think black and white photos are easier to shoot are mistaken. The best explanation I’ve heard about the art and challenge of black and white photography is that to take compelling black and white photographs the photographer must first convert in his mind’s eye the shadows and contrasts of his colored world making monochromatic ones. So true. Maybe less so for Comet, if he could manage a camera, given his world is mostly black and white.
I am also not going to enter the debate of whether it is purer to shoot in-camera black and white or to convert to black and white during post processing. I use both methods. It should be, in the first instance, about the story the photo captures and the not the story of capturing the photo.
So, with black and white in mind, here are some recent photos.
