A Facebook profile of a monochrome photographer suggested by Phani, kept me in shock ( more like a happy surprise) . Well, let me tell you, black and white photography, is an art. It is more like painting your imagination by using limited set of colors. There is less respect for clarity and more respect for hidden feels in the photo. It is not something to learn, it is something.
Taking a color photo by predicting artistic future and then converting it to monochrome is like playing blind chess. Normally all cameras support monochrome photography, so i went for a black and white walk in early morning sunshine...! Well, beautiful green nature in morning mist looked so dull in monochrome mode. It was like a punishment for my camera to see this beautiful world in gray shades :P
But eventually, your minds starts searching for art in every action, every curve, every aspect. Sunset and sunrise look alike in monochrome - it is like death and birth can be depicted in same way ( death and birth of sun) ? happy feels behind tears can be portrayed in monochrome. You just need be imaginative enough to feel those things and smart enough to capture in frame.
Lake, flower, path, leaf, butterfly, mountains, mud everything looked like independent stories connected to confuse me :P I kept taking photos randomly at first, but slowly i started to realize beauty in monochrome modes. i could spot the differences and sometimes monochrome looks perfect to capture emotions. Confusion and attention created by all colors will be nullified in monochrome, by giving much importance to the subject.
But one critical problem is photos i have seen in the internet, kept taunting me like haunting memories. They influence my imagination, like a doorknob, in the entrance. At the same time, they help u to find something unique. If u want to hire your imagination and pay it to work, then go for monochrome photography. You can see poetry in images, painting in captures and art in structures. Every observer looks it in a different way and a monochrome photo can be viewed from infinite perspectives.
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| Evening - ಒಂದು ಮುಸ್ಸಂಜೆ :) |
Taking a color photo by predicting artistic future and then converting it to monochrome is like playing blind chess. Normally all cameras support monochrome photography, so i went for a black and white walk in early morning sunshine...! Well, beautiful green nature in morning mist looked so dull in monochrome mode. It was like a punishment for my camera to see this beautiful world in gray shades :P
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| Vine ready to swallow moon - ಚಂದ್ರನನ್ನೇ ನುಂಗುವ ಬಳ್ಳಿ :) |
But eventually, your minds starts searching for art in every action, every curve, every aspect. Sunset and sunrise look alike in monochrome - it is like death and birth can be depicted in same way ( death and birth of sun) ? happy feels behind tears can be portrayed in monochrome. You just need be imaginative enough to feel those things and smart enough to capture in frame.
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| Source and blooming- ಹೂ ಕೊಳ :) |
Lake, flower, path, leaf, butterfly, mountains, mud everything looked like independent stories connected to confuse me :P I kept taking photos randomly at first, but slowly i started to realize beauty in monochrome modes. i could spot the differences and sometimes monochrome looks perfect to capture emotions. Confusion and attention created by all colors will be nullified in monochrome, by giving much importance to the subject.
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But one critical problem is photos i have seen in the internet, kept taunting me like haunting memories. They influence my imagination, like a doorknob, in the entrance. At the same time, they help u to find something unique. If u want to hire your imagination and pay it to work, then go for monochrome photography. You can see poetry in images, painting in captures and art in structures. Every observer looks it in a different way and a monochrome photo can be viewed from infinite perspectives.
Very nice Adi. Have to try sometime.. Quite surprising to see mine is the first comment :-) Lots to follow.. Just guessing from ur previous posts ;-)
ReplyDeleteThank you prashu...we should go for monochrome photography once...We will plan :)
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