B&W 1.4.18

I have an inadvertent theme going here with my Black & White project.... people.

At least at this point, the idea of pixtures in B&W makes more sense to me if they are of people.

This particular one didn't really require I whole bunch of conversion.

The original was shot in a blizzard.

B&W 1.3.18

I have heard it said that shooting in B&W will make you a better photographer.

Because it will cause you to pay more attention to the quality of your subject.

This is a pixture that I took on our vacation to South Carolina, last year.... and then forgot about.

I found it again today, while organizing for an upcoming electronic version of a Family Album.

In color there is a nice sunset sky behind Lydia.... but in B&W it is very striking, even without that.

 But I am of course a little a lot biased when it comes to this subject.

B&W 1.2.18

This one I shot to update the "photo screen" that we have in our dining room.

This girl has grown up a lot and needed a new pixture in the family gallery.

The screen got a color version.... which I converted to add to this year's Pixture of the Week project.

In order to get the same overall feel as the color version.... I felt like I needed to change a couple of adjustments.

Bump the exposure up a couple of notches.... and add back a couple of steps of Highlights that I had taken out in the color version (due to strong side light from a window).

B&W 1.1.18

So the decision is made.... the pixture of the week for 2018 is going to be Black & White.

This is my first offering.

Mostly about testing the conversion process.... vs picking a cool subject.

Turned out ok.... considering that it is an iPhone shot and not from the "big camera".