Articles about Monochrome Photography

Read more photographic articles about Monochrome Photography. Articles provided by Professional Imagemaker magazine, a publication for photographers who are members of the Societies.

Monochrome magic
"The removal of colour from a familiar scene instantly introduces and abstract quality to the image - if forces us to use our imagination"
Prescysol EF – Precision in processing
When it comes to creative photography, colour workers have committed a lot of their efforts to capturing their chosen image using filters and accurate exposure. The next stage is to hand over the films to a trusted laboratory for either E6 or C41 processing, depending on whether you are using transparency film or negative film.
The Monochrome Issue – Introduction
In spite of all the pressure exerted by the digital takeover on silver halide photography, monochrome, that most traditional of all image renderings, remains a favourite. Why should this be? Well, for starters, simple pictures are often better pictures and the abstraction of colour is a good way to start that simplification process.
The Monochrome Issue – The Output Options
It is worthwhile recapping on the parameters that are especially important to the monochrome specialist and describing how they are quantified and how they affect the look of an image.
The monochrome nude The bare essentials of the image
From the very first days of photography the male gaze (and camera) has always turned towards the female form, it is, after all, what makes the world go round. One of the best depictions of the genre was given in Gentlemen’s Relish, an amusing TV drama from the turn of the century, acted out by Billy Connolly. It was a tongue-in-cheek look at the creation of images of nude females, the money it brought in and, in part, some of the strife it caused – no change there then!

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