Landscapes - are you shooting mostly color or b/w?

[abruzzi]

I usually do B&W, but Utah screams for color in the rocks. Also, can you really shoot B&W in "Kodachrome Basin State Park"? (since Kodachrome is no longer, I shot an honorary roll of E100.)

 

[GregY]

100% B&W

....but that's OK in the "White Place"

 

[Mick Fagan]

As mentioned earlier in the thread, 100% B&W

.....but that's also OK in the "Black Place".

 

[Sirius Glass]

I use black & white and color for landscape. The choice is based on the subject and the alternate purpose of the photograph.

 

[pippopappo]

I usually shoot color, but I am definitely attracted to B&W.
I find that if I were to do both, I would not get to be good at any of them... my 2c

 

[rodstew]

As mentioned earlier in the thread, 100% B&W

.....but that's also OK in the "Black Place".

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Nice image! I like the giant marble and curled twig among the rich textures.

 

[Mick Fagan]

Nice image! I like the giant marble and curled twig among the rich textures.

Thank you.

 

[DREW WILEY]

I do both. It's a myth that both can't be done equally well by the same person. But I have my own moods and own budget limitations, and own subject matter encounters, so I might trend one direction more than another in a certain season or location. Color sheet film is getting expensive, but so is high-quality black and white printing paper; so that's an OK Corral standoff.

 

[Sirius Glass]

I do both. It's a myth that both can't be done equally well by the same person. But I have my own moods and own budget limitations, and own subject matter encounters, so I might trend one direction more than another in a certain season or location. Color sheet film is getting expensive, but so is high-quality black and white printing paper; so that's an OK Corral standoff.

The same scene with the same composition with color and black & white are not the same and do not have the same impact especially after producing the finished product of each.

 

[DREW WILEY]

Mostly they don't. Sometimes they do. I'm working on an example right now where I didn't even shift the camera at all. But the two version will not doubt be cropped differently when enlarged, and the contrast handled differently. Perhaps 2% of my work involves approximately the same shot in both color and black and white. I say approximately, because there is usually some amount of recomposition even in that 2% category, especially if I'm re-viewing the same subject through the eyes of black and white contrast filter.

But in my previous post, I wasn't even implying replicating results of the same subject. I'm mainly an opportunist, so if I encounter something tempting to shoot in color, that's what I do, or likewise in black and white, if it's potentially worthy of a print. All I was stating is that some people can master both media if they want to; these aren't necessarily mutually exclusive. I even like to display color and black and white prints together. They play off each other.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

Oh shoot, exclusively, black and white.

 

[Jeffiscow]

All black and white... It's all I can process at home lol. Also I'm just a huge fans of it.

 

[Sirius Glass]

All black and white... It's all I can process at home lol. Also I'm just a huge fans of it.

Welcome to APUG Photrio!!​

 

[Jeffiscow]

Welcome to APUG Photrio!!​

Lmao thanks!

 

[Angarian]

I am shooting both BW and color film. I am completely pragmatic in that regard:
Some scenes look best in BW, they will be shot in BW accordingly.
Other scenes look best in color, they will be shot in color accordingly.

In color I prefer positive film and projection: The color brillance, three-dimensional look of transparencies, their resolution, sharpness and fineness of grain are unique and unsurpassed. Simply outstanding quality!