Monocrome Streetphotography - MONOMAD

in monomad •  7 years ago 

I love shooting in black and white for streetphotography. A simple trick I usually use is to shoot on JPEG+RAW and I put the JPEG on a monochrome preset. The RAW file will still have colors, but this way you can check if the image works better in B&W our you would rather use the colored file.

Also I feel that shooting on B&W helps with composition. I’m not distracted by the colors and only focused on getting the best composition in the frame. 

Above you can find a picture that I shot in the financial district of Amsterdam (south).


Camera: Panasonic Lumix GX85
Lens: Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 15mm f/1.7
Focal Length: 15mm (30mm equivalent)

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Awesome shadow game!

Agreed. Some slick shadows right there

Thanks!

good!!

Thanks!

Beautiful, followed! :)

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Adding this to the #photofeed!

Thanks!

Thanks!

Great suggestion on the jpeg setting, I am going to give it a try.

Good to hear!

Beautiful! love the contrast!

Thanks!

Nice entry and great captured !

Stunning. Always have loved B&W photography. Thanks for sharing