Back to my roots – Black and White Portraits

 

I’m not sure if this is a result of trends in the photography industry generally, or a resurrection of a passion for the roots of my photography. Either way, I just love black and white right now. I’m wondering how long it will be before I load up the old film camera again.

There’s something about the way black and white shows the emotion in the subject more than colour ever can.

This portrait was taken at a party, and the subject, Hannah was just lit by the fridge light as she opened the door. The use of a really fast prime lens and that beautiful light just has a certain something. Add in a bit of post processing to give the feel of old Agfa film and you have a winning combination.

Once you start digging into the past its amazing what you find. Here’s an ad for the Polaroid camera. Now there’s a thought …….

There’s more portrait photography here.