The lone person by the grave stands and creates a distant feel.
The small figures make the picture feel zoomed in and makes one reflect on the bigger picture
By making the colorful tree black and white it makes you reflect on the symbolism alone of the tree
By making the house dark and in the shadows it creates a depressing feel to the home
By making the boat black and white and it being on land it creates a lost pirate feeling
The two swings represent childhood and by making them in black and white it tampers with the happiness one would normally feel with them
By making the view at the top of the slide it makes the viewer imagine themselves as a child and by making the picture black and white it makes it feel as if it were only a memory
By making the picture black and white it creates a dramatic feeing and the line acts as a leading path to the park
Benches are normally seen as a couple symbol. By making the picture black and white it creates a sad feeling over the imaginary couple.
By putting a living person against a grave it makes the viewer reflect that these stones were actual people, and by putting the picture in black and white it only adds to the feeling
By making the picture black and white it makes the door feel impact to the viewer. Whats behind the door? Why is the door here?
The gate usually represents a boundary. But when the image is turned into a black and white picture it gives it a deeper feeling.
By zooming in the car windshield it makes you focus on the little details. the black and white only add to the effect.
The bird bath in a field of grass make the nature and human impact stronger. The black and white only help intensify this effect.
By seeing a house with an address it makes the viewer feel closer to the home. The black white make the home feel sadder and off putting
The bird house represents the animals of nature and by putting it up hight it makes it seem more important. The black and white helps make it appear dramatic.
The cemetery adds emotion to the living person walking away, as if she is walking away from all the death. The black and white help make the scene more impactful.
By covering her face with the coat it removes her identity, now they stand as a faceless figure to represent another faceless grave in the row. The black and white help make it seem more impactful for a deeper meaning.
Questions:
1. How does B&W change the emotional content in images?
- The black and white make the photos more emotional and have a sadder feeling.
2. Do you feel that B&W is more challenging than color photography? Explain.
- I think its easier for me. I love creating pictures with a deeper meaning compared to normal photography.
3. What did you learn or refine from this assignment?
- I learned that by taking pictures of important places the feelings get doubled with black and white.
4. How can this assignment be improved in the future?
- Requiring less pictures would make the assignment easier.
