Inspiration in black and white is the challenge for #DogwoodWeek3. Now you may have noticed my furs are mainly black and white, but that doesn’t count for this photo challenge. This week is an Inspiration Challenge. Last week was a Composition Challenge.
Black and white isn’t terribly difficult, but it is more than hard black and white colors. The colors you choose for a photo help the photo to tell the story you are looking for. Remember our walk at Lake Calhoun? We used the blank and white photos and it gave the post a whole new dimension of winter and old feeling. Not every photo will be good without color. Mom always thinks of old time photos, back when there was no color film available.
For this week’s inspiration, Mom took Bailie to Pioneer Village to get that old time feeling. She brought along a cowboy hat, and bandana to really get into the mood for the photo. The color photo is the original photo. When taking away the color, you need to pay attention to what you darken, what becomes a gray color, it needs to be right for the photo.
This is the finished photo Mom chose for this week. The more gray black gives it the real old, well used feeling. The only modern looking thing even in black and white is Bailie. She kind of looks like a hobo trying to hitch a ride, don’t you think? If the photo is right for no color, it can really create a fun look.
I love black and white photography. it has such an air of mystery! FYI~ I added your link to Paisley’s weather report. LOL!
🙂 Black and white can be so fun, but we always forget about it.
That is such a cool photo Bailie, you look ready to roll!
She just forgot her luggage, but I guess she is traveling light.
I love the old-timey look! And Bailie makes a great contrast!
That is our favorite look with b/w photos.
Perfect. Black and white can often times be a great choice in photography. Well done.
It can really change the entire feeling and meaning of a photo. If the subject is right, it’s a lot of fun.
What a great black and white photo and you are the perfect model, Bailie!
She did a good job.
Bailie is fur-fect in that photo! It looks like an antique picture. XOXO, Sparkle
Well, she is five, is that old enough to be antique?
Not quite. She has a while to go before she’s an antique.
Your Mom got very creative with this and did an excellent job! I agree the old-time look scene is perfect for black and white. Very fun!!
We think she chose the perfect location to create the old fashioned look.
I love black and white photos especially. When you are in it.
They are a lot of fun if they fit the story you are trying to tell.
isn’t that like magic… you use black and white and it works like a time machine…pawsome photo!!!!
Bailie is my older sister, she is five, so she is kind of old I think.
I always love black and white photography–when I took photography 1 in college, we only used b&w film, so I know much more about taking b&w photos than color! Your mom always comes up with such fun ideas for photos.
Thank you. Film, what is that? Mom says it fits with rotary dial phones whatever they are. B/W is a lot of fun.
Cool Picture!
Thank you.
I love them all, but all that pink made me smile.
I linked this post to Awww Mondays.
Have a woof woof day. My best to your mom. ♥
We never know quite what is needed to link to Awww Mondays, so we hesitate on that one 🙂 Thank you!
Way cool Black and White!
That’s my sister, old Bailie!
We think this is a wonderful choice for Black and White! This was a pretty easy one for Mama this week with all the rain and storminess!
xoxo,
Rosy, Jakey & Arty
Black and white can create sadness which would be the same as bad weather, right?
Great photo!
Thank you.
Thats an awesome photo! We love the black and white cowgirl photo!
Now that Bailie is the old sister, she looks good in the old fashioned black and white.
Darling photos! I like this black and white theme.
Black and white is a lot of fun.
Bailie looks like a working farm dog there!
Farm dog maybe, but she is more the lazy, non working hound, LOL!
Ohhhh your real live cowgirl, love the black and white.
It worked well for b/w.
Wagnificent! What a wooftastic model Ballie?
?nose nudges?
When she wants to be a good model, she is, but if she isn’t in the mood, oh boy!
Sometimes a girl’s gotta be moody????
Textured wood and metal are naturals in B&W. Well done.
You are right. They do make for great b/w photos.