If color is so great, then why is black-and-white photography so popular? One simple reason is that it removes color as a component completely, removing any visual intensity and extraneous subtext that the color contributed to the image. If your image is a little too intense, removing the color might put its visual intensity back…
You can learn a lot about composition by working in black and white. Color is very powerful and pulls attention away from other visual elements in the image such as shape, form, line, texture and tonal contrast. Without color these elements, which all play important roles in the composition of dramatic color photos as well…
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