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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 256159" data-attributes="member: 9240">I find that black and white is less about capturing something specific than it is about evoking a specific feeling or emotion. In my photographs at present, at least.&nbsp; For example, in the B&amp;W from the 27th it was all about the look created by this flower unraveling that reminded me of the inside of a conch shell while looking and feeling like some carefully (or carelessly) rolled tissue paper extraction.&nbsp; It's less about the flower than it is the geometry, but I purposefully left the baby's breath in so it's still obvious what it is.&nbsp; With the IR and things like flowers and plants, it's all about textures and how light plays with the subject, because you get very little color.&nbsp; The way I process you get subtle yellows and blues that can be brought out if I wanted.&nbsp; I originally had a lot more blue coming from the background, but one of the drawbacks of IR is that you often get hot spots with wide open apertures and it was not wall balanced.&nbsp; So the colors are there, but they're very subtle.&nbsp; I did a pure B&amp;W rendering of the same photo that I like a lot, but it's more &quot;Hallmark&quot; looking than I normally like.&nbsp; I guess it might make for a nice stock photo?&nbsp; LOL[ATTACH=full]69666[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 256159, member: 9240"] I find that black and white is less about capturing something specific than it is about evoking a specific feeling or emotion. In my photographs at present, at least. For example, in the B&W from the 27th it was all about the look created by this flower unraveling that reminded me of the inside of a conch shell while looking and feeling like some carefully (or carelessly) rolled tissue paper extraction. It's less about the flower than it is the geometry, but I purposefully left the baby's breath in so it's still obvious what it is. With the IR and things like flowers and plants, it's all about textures and how light plays with the subject, because you get very little color. The way I process you get subtle yellows and blues that can be brought out if I wanted. I originally had a lot more blue coming from the background, but one of the drawbacks of IR is that you often get hot spots with wide open apertures and it was not wall balanced. So the colors are there, but they're very subtle. I did a pure B&W rendering of the same photo that I like a lot, but it's more "Hallmark" looking than I normally like. I guess it might make for a nice stock photo? LOL [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]69666._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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