All is black and white

After last week’s splash of colour, this week I’m going Monochrome.

This look can sometimes completely change how the picture comes across and is perceived.

There will be occasions when I am editing and something just isn’t quite right with the feel of the photo.

A quick convert to black and white and within seconds the image is much more striking.

With other photos at the moment I take them I just know they are going to come across a lot more powerful in black and white, so I don’t have any editing issues with those.

Here are a few examples of my recent favourites.

A couple of which were intended to be in colour but the monochrome look just gave it something different, something special.

As a general rule I like to shoot or edit old buildings in this style, but in a way almost everything suits this look.

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