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In a world where color technology exists, why shoot in black and white?

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  • 2 decades ago
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    It tricks the eye into looking longer, to 'flesh out' details that we overlook in a world of constant color.

  • 2 decades ago

    Black and white pictures can be "sharper" than color. Under the right circumstances, color is better than B&W and B&W is better than color.

  • Batty
    Lv 6
    2 decades ago

    Because the power of light and shadow alone is so mesmerizing.

    It is almost primal. . .it has a raw power that color smooths over.

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