10 REASONS TO SHOOT FOR BLACK AND WHITE ~ Michael Freeman

That’s deliberate—‘for’ black and white—-not ‘in’, because digital has reversed the decisions and choice that used to accompany this, the most traditional form of photography. Even acknowledging a newish specialist trend toward monochrome sensors, digital black and white starts with the color information collected by the Bayer filter in front of the sensor, and this influences shooting in two major ways. One is that you can turn any color into any tone, which liberates your interpretation (as Ansel Adams used to say) hugely. The other is that you can decide whether the shot is going to be black and white at any time during your shooting, even years later. Read More…