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Black & white photography is one of the most popular forms of photography used today. In recent years, many people have chosen to obtain their family and personal

portraits in black & white and many photography studios gave begun to offer photographs in black & white as part of their regular photograph packages.

Black and White Photography

Especially with nature pictures

Black & white photography allows the individual taking the pictures to make their photographs

more unique and changes the entire look of the photograph, especially with nature pictures.

The Popularity of Black & White Photography

Black & white photography is gaining in popularity around the world because of the uniqueness of the images obtained. Many

professional photographers have begun to create their photographs in black & white because it sets their images apart from the crowd and helps people to see the world in an entirely

different way.

Black & White Photography

Black & white photography is also used by a number of amateur photographers who would like to explore how the images that they have taken look in different mediums. Virtually any image can be turned into a black & white photograph by using special

filters and effects to alter the appearance of the photo in a photoshop program

Commercial Photographers

Commercial photographers are split on whether black & white photography is a good medium to use. Some

commercial photographers believe that the black & white images take away from the beauty of the image

by extracting all of the colors

Image and the surrounding background

Other photographers believe that the photographs obtained by black & white imaging are more beautiful

because taking away the colors allow the person to focus on the actual image instead of the colors of the

image and the surrounding background.

Many Photography Contests

Have an entire black & white photography section to the contest where people can have their images

judged against other black & white photographs

Advantages Of Black & White Photography

Black & white photography has many advantages over traditional color photography. The most noticeable advantages is the ability to have the focus of the photograph on the image and the shading instead of how well the colors

go together

Photograph Styles

There are many things that can be done with black & white photography that cannon be done with other photograph styles

because the images look very different when reduces to shades of black, white, and gray. The wide variety of applications available for use in black and white photography has made the hobby one

of the quickest growing past times across the nation.

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