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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 35585" data-attributes="member: 1061">I always shoot in color and convert to B&amp;W.&nbsp; You can't shoot in B&amp;W and convert to color.&nbsp; What I mean is, when you're trying to convey a certain feeling or message, color can often just get in the way.&nbsp; By taking a second look in B&amp;W, it helps to figure out what is at the very heart of your photograph.&nbsp; For example, for the previously mentioned B&amp;W flower challenge, the idea was to capture the beauty of a flower without color.&nbsp; Here is the original version of my submission:[ATTACH]6024[/ATTACH]And the B&amp;W conversion:[ATTACH]6025[/ATTACH]The difference is subtle, but during the conversion, I paid very close attention to even the slightest variation in tones to really bring out the detail in each and every petal.&nbsp; You can't see that kind of detail in color.&nbsp; The same can be said of just about any composition.&nbsp; By removing color, you can really get to what lies at the core of your photography to better convey your message....at least in my opinion.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 35585, member: 1061"] I always shoot in color and convert to B&W. You can't shoot in B&W and convert to color. What I mean is, when you're trying to convey a certain feeling or message, color can often just get in the way. By taking a second look in B&W, it helps to figure out what is at the very heart of your photograph. For example, for the previously mentioned B&W flower challenge, the idea was to capture the beauty of a flower without color. Here is the original version of my submission: [ATTACH]6024._xfImport[/ATTACH] And the B&W conversion: [ATTACH]6025._xfImport[/ATTACH] The difference is subtle, but during the conversion, I paid very close attention to even the slightest variation in tones to really bring out the detail in each and every petal. You can't see that kind of detail in color. The same can be said of just about any composition. By removing color, you can really get to what lies at the core of your photography to better convey your message. ...at least in my opinion. ;) [/QUOTE]

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