A bit behind..

Here are Friday and Saturday's black and white shots. We left to go upstate Friday AM and I didn't have time to post. Pauls's parents don't have an internet connection at the trailer, or cable (the tv gets 6 stations on a good day), or a phone, so it was really a back to basics weekend. I didn't even shoot that much. It was really a work weekend!







This week's theme is negative/black space. I will try to get Sunday and today's pictures done today and posted later.

Tuesdays' post

i lost my internet connection Tuesday night and didn't get around to posting. I totally forgot about them today. I knew still life would be tough to make intersting in b&w. You need lots of contrast or texture, or several other things to make it work. The cala lily works better for this assignemnt.

I couldn't resist!

I was reading the thread of the online group were I get my inspiration and someone posted a picture of her toes in the water and her @SS in the sand. I couldn't resist snapping this shot and converting it to b&w. I did another picture but since it's of my niece and I don't have permission to post it yet, I'll post this one here for today!

Day two-Black and white

Two pictures for today. The original color and the converted black and white. Kevin's a volunteer firefighter who offered to help out at the mock accident at our local high school to discourage the kids from drinking and driving, especially now that it is prom season. I shot this in full sun, so the sky is blown, hence the closed eye. Kevin loves this shot, so I thought I would play with it to see what I could do.

New Theme this week-Black and white

I've never before been a fan of black and white photos. I always thought it as a retreat from progress. I grew up with black and white photos and once color film came into the world I was in love! I could capture exactly what I saw and I surely did not see in black and white. Recently, though, that thought process has changed. I guess frequenting the boards with lots of talented photographers and seeing the emotion that can be evoked by using black and white has softened my thought process and converted my thinking.
I took this shot on Sunday but a certain birthday party prevented me from making an atttempt pp this in black and white. I watched a youtube video on using gradient map in PSE and gave it a whirl. It's my first try and I have so much to learn yet, but I know that this week will be filled with information and learning.