Inspirations that will make you commit to black & white in your photography
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- Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
- In 2023 I committed fully to black and white photography. No more colour, just monochrome. Do you want to shoot more black and white yourself? Well, then I have the perfect inspiration boost for you in this video, which will help you to commit to solely black and white for a dedicated amount of time.
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0:00 - intro
0:46 - Daido Moriyama (documentary)
2:31 - Giulia Degasperi (These Dark Mountains)
3:40 - AOWS RUclips channel
4:50 - RUST Publishing
6:16 - Office Setup (feat. Flexispot)
8:37 - The Lighthouse (Robert Eggers)
10:01 - Samuel Streetlife, Sissi Lu, Graincheck
11:07 - outro
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Ahh this was wonderful! Really need to catch up on finally watching the Lighthouse😩
Thanks for your comment Teo! Let me know your thoughts once you've watched it, great but disturbing movie 😬
It‘s also on my list 👍🏼
❤ The Lighthouse ❤
I've been shooting black and white only for around a year-and-a-half now and totally relate to so many of the points you brought up here. Made me smile when you mentioned The Lighthouse, one of my favorite films and uses B&W so beautifully. Thanks for another great video!
Nice and inspiring video, as always !!
I would be happy to see a video of your desktop / room setup with more details !
Daido + The Lighthouse 😍
Your videos ❤👏
Excellent video!!
Love Adrian and his channel ! Been following him for very long. His effort towards his vision is truly inspiring g
100% agree! Love his style but also his calm nature of presentation in his videos.
Thank you!
You’re definitely an inspiration for the many as well Karin!
Great inspirations! Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. Can't wait to see what you do with the full year of photos once fully processed and reviewed.
Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it a lot! :) I still have around 20 rolls to develop and even more to scan... so it will take me some time but I am more than excited to see all there is! ☺️
I have shot 99% black and white for the last ten years. I think if anyone is only shooting color they should really try it (for a time like you did) as it helps you to forget about color and think about composition. For me color can often distraction when I am shooting. Obviously this depends on what you are shooting and what your goal is. Karin, If you like the light house for inspiration, please see the 1968 film Kuroneko directed by Kaneto Shindo. This black and white film has been a huge inspiration to me.
The Lighthouse is my favorite movie right now. Its an amazing movie, they really built a 70 ft lighthouse for the movie lol the collectors edition has a mini zine in the booklet with B&W photography and it is really awesome to see, including some very nice headshots
Good video, and I’d love to see an office tour.
Great video and thank you for sharing your inspiration with us.
Where I live, the weather is black and white for like 6 months :D so black and white film is the way to go :)
Thanks for watching! :) hahaha, sounds familiar to where I live actually. Grey days surely make it easier to shoot monochrome
Excellent video … thanks! My Fuji X100V is always set to Acros+R and raw … so I’m shooting pretty much exclusively in monochrome although the occasional iPhone snaps are still in colour. I only recently acquired my first photo book despite the fact that I’ve been taking film and digital photos for well over fifty years … bought a new copy of Michael Kenna’s book “Photographs & Stories”. Minimalist landscape photography is my principal interest so naturally I follow aows amongst other YT B&W photographers. 📷😄
Thanks so much for your comment, I appreciate it! :) When I still had my Fuji X100V, the Acros simulation was also one of my favourites ever. Have fun with your entry into the photo book world! With photo books it's similar to cameras... they will accumulate over time haha.
Square is great!
The only other aspect ratio worth the effort is 24x65 (xPAN)
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Love Daido Moriyama, I saw his exhibition last year in London
So cool! Would love to see his work exhibited one day too. :)
Great video and inspiring thoughts!
Thanks so much for watching! :)
Another practical tip I found helped me to shoot more black and white is to shoot indoors.Black and white looks very good in more contrasting lighting. compositions come out very interesting with areas of highlights and deep shadows. Somethings low contrast outdoor scenes need color to make something stand out
Really great, thank you!
Thanks for watching! :)
Yay! Loved this. I found AOWS the same way when I got my Bronica SQ. The Lighthouse is amazing as well.
I feel like a big part of his audience is still the OG Bronica gang haha.
I've never heard about the Moriyama's documentary. Also, I'm always puzzled when I hear from photographers that they either need a "reason", an inspiration, an incentive (wink wink Kodak C41 prices) to stoop to, sorry, commit to black and white. As if it were not both the foundation of photography and a contemporary and relevant way to express yourself. Ironically I'm doing the opposite these last months : after a decade where I was 90% B&W / 10% color, I've started to shoot more color since I'm doing more and more color darkroom printing.
Danke Karin!! Tolles Video und sehr inspirierend - besonders das Quadratische hat es mir angetan:-)
Vielen Dank für den Kommentar! :) ich finde das Quadrat als Format auch ganz ganz faszinierend und möchte mich auch gerne mal in Zukunft mehr darauf konzentrieren. ☺️
@@KarinMajoka finde ich Klasse!!! Auf deine Ergebnisse bin ich sehr gespannt!
Just found your channel and I am inspired to shoot in black and white film. I was going through my gear and found an old film SLR that I had forgotten about. Put in some new batteries and it seems to work fine. Some Ilford Delta 400 is on order. Thanks for the inspiration. It’s just so easy to shoot a memory card full of images and discard most of them while film forces you to slow down and get back to the basics of exposure, depth of field and creating a story in only 24 or 36 photos.
You‘ve summarized the beauty of (b&w) film photography very well. I would add that the haptics/ handling and sounds of these vintage cameras are a joy, too.
Have a great time shooting film.
very nice B&W photography Inspirations
Thanks for your comment. :)
Great video Karin, now I'm gonna try B&W photography for 30 days. Ara Güler's B&W photography is also very inspiring IMO. Cheers!!
I wasn't familiar with Ara Güler before but just looked him up - fantastic work! Thanks for sharing. And good luck with your 30-day experiment, sounds great! :)
I didn‘t know Ara Güler either. He has done some oustanding works. Thanks
I recently got the Nikon Zf. I used the external switch to change to B&W stills and have only taken B&W for the last week. I'm trying to reach 30 days and have already noticed how much I have previously relied on color in my photos. Your video is well timed to help me reach my 30 days.
Thanks for your comment! I have to admit that I don't follow along the news on the digital camera market too closely but the Nikon Zf is definitely one of the few cameras that has caught my attention recently. So cool to hear that you challenge yourself with it shooting more black and white. Keep on going, you can do it! :)
Wonderful video! I am a HUGE fan of Daido Moriyama. It's very interesting that he cares so little about camera gear yet has elevated 3 cameras to cult status. The Olympus Pen W (half-frame film camera). The Ricoh GR-1 (35mm film camera), and the Nikon Coolpix S7000 (digital point-and-shoot). His style has remained the same for over 50 years.
I love my Q2Mono, but should use it more. Now I will! Nicely done - cheers!
So great! Thanks for your comment and have fun shooting. :)
When you said you envy photographers who have found their distinctive *look*, I felt that 💯. That's probably my biggest struggle, and part of it is fed by my love of lots of different styles and genres. I've yet to want to give up everything else to specialize in one area - I'm not a specialist, I'm a generalist by definition. I like doing lots of different things and I'm frustrated that the advice of most photographers is to narrow in on one area and just do that. I get that they're probably right, and for a single project I think consistency absolutely makes sense. I just don't want to do only one thing. 😅
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Oh my, your first paragraph speaks from my heart. This is so 100% me! I just have to much fun doing all kinds of things which makes it difficult to stay consistent with something or build a "visual style". I don't thing going in different directions at the same time is particularly a bad things and I am convinced that I am overall a "better" photographer due to the fact I experiment with different genres and subjects a lot - but it's not the "conventional" way in the arts.
So great to hear you have been loving your FlexiSpot desk too! The chair is great and I am happy about the long overdue chair update haha. :)
Oh yes! Great stuff, I really love Daido Moriyama for his photography. I mean, he shoots with a crap of a point and shoot camera and still get's awesome gritty blackies out of it. One thing that inspired me again to try out more B/W this year again is Jens Krauer from Basel? He has awesome candid street photos with a lot of contrast. Love it.
P.S.: I got some great shots in Münster last weekend with the RuhrCollective, will get back to Münster very soon ;)
Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it! :) Interesting, I haven't heard about Jens Krauer before but I will certainly check out his works, thanks for sharing!
Ohhh, a photography collective has been in my city and I had no idea! What a bummer! Let me know next time though :)
Moryama is one of my absolute favourites too. The exhibition in Berlin last year was great. I highly recommend getting the catalog from the exhibition as long as it is available. The prints are very high quality. It’s simply called „A Retrospective“. Off topic: it includes some colour shots.❤
Sadly I missed the exhibition at CO in Berlin last year. Still bummed about it :( But getting the catalog at least might be a little consolation at least. Thanks for your comment! :)
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Wie immer ein sehr tolles Video ! Den Kanal von AOWS muss ich mir mal in Ruhe zu Gemüte führen. Sind echt tolle Fotos. Und auch das Quadrat-Format hat was.
Ach...war dein alter Bürostuhl der "Markus" von IKEA 🥸 ?? Den hatte ich auch mal...kurz....Wie zur Hölle hat Deiner 10 Jahre gehalten 😂
Vielen Dank für den Kommentar! :) Ja, der Kanal von AOWS lohnt sich absolut. Er fotografiert auch viel und gerne bei Nebel, da kann man es sich mit einer Tasse Tee gut bei gemütlich machen. :)
Puuh, ich weiß gar nicht genau was mein Stuhl für einer war, da ich ihn selber auch bereits gebraucht gekauft habe relativ zu Anfang des Studiums damals 😂 Der Markus ist aber etwas höher als der den ich hatte
Decided to go only bnw this year too!💪🏻
Woooow, nice! Keep up, you can do it 💪🏼
@@KarinMajoka🙌
I got the Nikon zf on the way. I could do it for a day, but the withdrawals like any dedicated crack user I couldn’t go longer.
The withdrawals of colour abstinence? Haha, I've been there, the headaches were bad in the beginning! 😬
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I’ve fallen in love with fog because of Adrian V. He’s been less successful in getting me excited about rain and cold, though. ☺️
Haha, I feel you on that! Sadly, in my region we only seldomly encounter fog so I will have to stick to watching his videos to get my portion of fog in.
aows is one of my big inspirations, too. I think i similarly found him through his film stuff, and just stayed for the great pics and chill personality, even through his full switch to digital.
I think he is a wonderful example that gear does not really matter if you have a clear vision of what you want to achieve. His digital work blends so smoothly with his older film work that it's impossible to distinguish what was shot on which camera. He's a great artist! :)
It's so unbelievable that this DVD is not made with English subs - they would sell even more copies. it's been around for over 12months and still no sign of the English version at all. Pity
If I'm out to take pictures, I require to use a wheelchair. This actually has the advantage, that I can take a lot of gear with me. So when I'm on such a trip, I have 8 medium format cameras (1 x 4.5x6, 3 x 6x6, 1 6x9, 2 x 6x14), plus a 10x15cm and finally a 5x7" large format camera (which is actually my main camera) on me. Out of all these cameras, the 4.5x6, one of the 6x6s, and one 6x14 camera is loaded with color film, all the other are used for b&w. And yes, no 35mm film camera. I use color film only in those cases, when the color is the main reason I want to take the picture. So, approx. 90% of all my pictures are b&w.
Can you explain the 3 6x6s? What are the other two color stocks? Is there a reason you don’t just carry extra color and b&w rolls?
Oh wow that is so interesting! I love that you turn it into an advantage, this is truly an incredible number of cameras to carry around on a day of shooting. I would probably be overwhelmed and wouldn't know which camera to choose to shoot first haha. But it sounds like you have your system figured out! :) Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it ☺️
@@NerdyStalkerGeek Well, the 6x6 all have a different role. On a strap around my neck, and sitting in my lap while I'm sitting in the wheelchair, I have a Voigtländer Brillant S (the version with the Heliar lens). This one I use for what most would call candid street photography. It's set on hyperfocal distance and loaded with b&w, and I use it if something is happening in front of my eyes worthy to take a picture of. I love its viewfinder (to me the best viewfinder of all cameras I ever had), and that it is probably the lightest and smallest 6x6 camera with a waistlevel viewfinder, and of course because of its characterful lens. The other two are two Pentacon Six TL, one with a 50mm Flektogon lens and b&w film, the other with a 120mm Biogon and color film. These I use when I want either a 6x6 color picture, or a staged portrait with the 120mm, or to use the wide angle lens. Since I can switch the lenses, I can use the color film for either purpose.
@ajoka All my cameras are dedicated to a specific purpose. Just like a mechanic has a set of different tools each for a specific purpose and knows what tool to use for what purpose without much thinking, I have my set of cameras each for a specific type of picture taking. I see what I want to take a picture of, and I know which of my cameras is probably the best to use for it without much thinking, depending on the type of film loaded, the lens fitted, and the film format.
Actually I have a few cameras more with me, but they are all digital and not meant for "real" photography: My smartphone, an Olympus Tough (best macro camera in the World) and a Sigma SD Quattro fitted with a large telephoto zoom lens, to take pictures of birds and other animals, or things happening around me some distance away. Those I use for the mentioned purposes and for simple documentary or note-taking photography, and I actually use them quite rarely, sometimes not all for a whole week or even longer.
Thanks for the inspiration. I am still too much of a coward to commit for a whole year since I travel to very colorful destinations. On the other hand, everybody shoots these in color so why not not try b/w :)?
Thanks for your comment! :) I have to admit, a year is quite a lot. I committed for 6 months initially since I also thought I couldn't make a year, but later decided ti prolong my challenge to the whole year. So, setting smaller goals and adjusting them as you go might also be worth trying. ☺️
Good idea - I should take an iterative approach - like with my diet ;).@@KarinMajoka
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That's like going without mast urbating for a year. No thank you. I am secure with my self, I do not need limitations to harness my creativity.
Für mich passt Schwarzweiß nur zu bestimmten Motiven und deshalb könnte ich mir persönlich nicht vorstellen, wie Du ein Jahr NUR Schwarzweiß zu fotografieren. Wenn es um Formen, Licht und Schatten, Kontraste oder Strukturen geht oder wenn Farbe nur von der eigentlichen Aussage des Bildes ablenken würde, dann ist Schwarzweiß unschlagbar ( auch Portraits sehen oft in SW besser aus ) aber manchmal ist die Farbe eben auch die Essenz des Bildes. Blumen, Natur, Sonnenuntergänge, Kirschblüten ( bin halt in Japan ) oder auch die schrille Großstadt mit ihren Neonlichtern … da möchte ich Farbe nicht missen.
Ich bin also für beiden, SW und Farbe, einfach wo es halt besser aussieht … aber nur SW wäre wohl nichts für mich. 🤷🏼♂️
Absolut, grundlegend stimme ich dir das vollkommen zu. Und so habe ich es vor (und nach) meinem Schwarz-Weiß-Jahr auch immer gehandhabt, zu schauen was die Situation hergibt und was passender ist. Gleichzeitig hab ich festgestellt, dass die Kreativität vor allem dann losgeht, wenn man mit bestimmten Limitationen konfrontiert ist. Und in solchen Szenarien wie z.B. in einem Blumenfeld oder beim Sonnenuntergang trotzdem monochrom zu fotografieren regt eben an nicht die "offensichtlichen" Bilder zu fotografieren sondern zu schauen wie man damit die Szene anders interpretieren kann. John Sypal (Tokyocamerastyle) zum Beispiel fotografiert in Japan auch fast ausschließlich in schwarz weiß, auch während der Kirschblütenzeit und ich finde seine Bilder wahnsinnig inspirierend und sehr fernab des Mainstream. :) Aber ich probiere niemanden zu überzeugen auch ein Jahr ohne Farbe zu machen, finde deinen Ansatz total sinnvoll und logisch ☺️
Oh at 2:35 I got a commercial from Faber-Castell regarding color pens!?!!
What does this tell to the B&W universe?