I’m old enough to remember the time when newspapers, magazines and books only had black and white photos. The architectural journals I read while at university were illustrated with beautiful black and white images frequently taken by the famous Australian photographer Max Dupain.
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Historically, photography was black and white except for photos that had been hand coloured. Today colour is the default and many people think of black and white as a filter that an image can be treated with. In fact, a well crafted black white image has a magical quality of abstraction that clarifies and sometimes mystifies. This YouTube video, “9 Quick Tips for Better Black and White Photos”, by Jamie Windsor explains the why and how.