Pre-Digital Photographic Technology

BLACK AND WHITE ROLL FILM

 

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Photo By: Angelica Dixon

Based on the research of black and white roll film it was very famous many years ago and it is still relevant now but not as important as it once was. However, with technology constantly changing it seems as though black and white photos are making a serious return to the photography world. Eventually within the first years of photography roll black and white film made it possible a new kind of camera which was inexpensive, light and easy to operate. With this new kind of camera everyone had the opportunity to be a potential black and white photographer. Color in those days to develop were very expensive so black and white photos were very popular at that time. Everything that was printed or developed was in black and white because it was convenient and inexpensive. But compared to now and to show how times have changed color photos are actually cheaper than black and white photos.

However, with technology constantly changing black and white images are being used by photographers more often again. At some point, black and white images were not as popular when color images began surfacing and becoming more popular. But, you would always notice black and white photos were still being used by some photographer’s especially older photographers. However, photographers are shooting celebrities, magazines, birthdays, weddings, and many more in black and white it has resurfaced once again. In my opinion black and white photos have this very capturing unique look about them that captures the viewer.

Most of the information I have read many photographers believe that black and white roll film look smoother and more natural compared to digital photos. Another positive as well is that with film you can just delete an image and take it over like digital cameras so you get to keep the image but if you have an unhappy customer the negative is you have to throw out the whole roll of film. There are many positives to using black and white roll film compared to digital photos that we use thanks to technology. With black and white photos there is more love for the image because it takes time to develop and instead of 1000 digital photos to choose and edit you have a batch and its easier to deal with. 

 

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Photo By: Angelique Husbands

The black and white picture I have in my post looks very natural smooth and in the moment. The image looks like there is some type of story behind it and you can see the photo itself without worrying about the different colors that may be distracting. It looks like a piece of art basically.

The photo I took there are many colors going on and you can tell for sure it is not a professional photo. You are not concentrating on the art of the picture but whats going on or maybe what I have cropped and many more. It looks like he is just sitting there and not too much of a story behind it.