Journal Entry.

"When you photograph people in color you photograph their clothes.  But when you photograph people in black and white, you photograph their souls!"  ~Ted Grant


I love this quote because it is very true -  when you take pictures in color of people the color is used to show their clothing off and brighten the picture because of the clothing, really when a picture is in color you tend to focus more on the appearance of the people. When you take pictures in black and white, yes you see the people and the different contrast between the two shades -  but that isn't what draw your attention. What draws your attention is the expression of the faces, you see the inside and focus more on the people. You get more of a connection and really study the person. 


Here are two examples.  - 

You look at this picture of me and my friends at graduation and it is in black and white -  you can see the joy and excitement in our faces and you can really get a sense of who we are because you are more focused on the bright part which is our faces. Don't get me wrong you would still be able to see our expressions if it was in color -  but your eyes would have drawn to our royal blue cap and gowns. So, being in black and white you can see inside the people.

Here is another picture at graduation, but this time its in color -  When i first looked at this picture my eyes immediately went to the gowns because it's the brightest part of the picture, the boldest part and the biggest part. My eyes didn't go to the people or their faces. So, before you see their expressions and you see blue.. the gowns.