At some point during December, a friend on Facebook challenged me to one of those things where you post a black and white photo each day for five days, tagging a different friend each time. I’ve been getting back into black and white photography more and more, so this was a fun exercise. Here areContinue reading “black and white challenge”
Tag Archives: monochrome
white and gold
This row of trees in Bakerview Park was dropping leaves like rain in the cold still air of yesterday’s freeze. I love them in all their golden tones, but I also love converting autumn photographs into black and white, because the leaves becomes wonderfully white and ghostly.
cold and clear
We’ve had some cold, bright days here over the last couple of weeks. The dog and I drove out towards the foothills one morning and found a pretty side road with views of Mount Baker, farms and frosty fields. I don’t feel like I quite got the shot I was hoping for but it wasContinue reading “cold and clear”
woodland
When autumn colors are taking over, I do find it interesting to transmute things into black and white occasionally. This woodland was all greeny-yellow with lots of shifting shadows. Monochrome makes it particularly surreal, as if the image was made with an infrared filter. This is how that same woodland path looks in color. WhichContinue reading “woodland”
playing with monochrome
I’ve been spending more and more time playing with different monochrome settings in my post processing. I love how it brings out textures and makes familiar objects seem suddenly foreign. Some images simply don’t work in black and white, while others, sometimes rather dull color images, suddenly come to life when I shift them over.Continue reading “playing with monochrome”
Jessamyn Tuttle 