Between Color Photography and Black-and-White Photography

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Black-and-White Photography

In the history of photography, the first photo created by Niepce in France in 1826 was a black and white photograph. Photos created by using a tin mixture of tin that he had shaved. Then refined through experiments conducted by J.C Maxwell in 1861 who created the first color photo. And then progress from time to time.
In the era of color photography as it is today, black and white photographs are still very impressive by some photographers, especially in our homeland. Although it did not last long, black and white photographs had experienced the ice in the early 90s. Because when it is difficult to get a qualified developer (developer) and printing paper. Even today, some photographers in making black-and-white photographs still opt for manual washing process rather than digital printing technology. Certainly for reasons alone.
One that is very different from the photo color is black and white photo presents simplicity. In the sense that black and white is free of color noise and able to "stand" itself in presenting the beauty. Shapes, lines, contrasts and textures will become more prominent in black and white.
Most photography in the past was made in black and white, so the black-and-white photos that lasted until modern times became classic and timeless. Black and white photographs in its simplicity always seem more serious, some even say that black and white is sometimes wiser. If a photo contains a dramatic scene it will be more prominent when wrapped into black and white. Because, in the delivery of his message to those who observe it very "honest". Black and white will feel lighter to observe but have depth of meaning. For example in portraiture photos, with black and white can help a person to focus his attention on facial expressions in a photo. Due to the existence of dark gradations of light so that the patterns and textures are displayed to be more expressive and interesting.
No wonder if black and white still get high appreciation among the lovers of photography. For some photographers who choose this path assume that black and white has its own "soul" and charm. And perhaps for that reason too, so photographers make black and white photographs. For example in the works Fine Art Photography, Street Photography, Journalist Photography, or Portrait Photography and others.
What has been described above may still be a small part of the explanation of full-color and black-and-white photography. The above explanation is not as a parameter or "fixed price" for the current photographic size. The world of photography is a discipline that is dynamic and complex so that it can give birth to different views and arguments. Again, the assumption of everyone will be very subjective and everything will be back to each of us. Bravo fotografi Indonesia ..

Color Photography

As a two-dimensional media as in painting, color is an important instrument in the effort to build communication between the painter with the observer. The power of a painting will form if there is a balance of colors, shapes and compositions that simultaneously form the visual elements. From that balance then gives birth to the sensitivity to vision that affects the emergence of various levels of emotional. For example, feeling happy, sad, happy, happy, or romantic, and others.
Similarly with photography, where the location of its strength is determined by the limitation of space (framing) is good, composition, color rhythm, messages from the contents of photos and others. In its position as a medium of visual communication, color is one of the strong elements in creating closeness between the photographer and the observer. Because, changes in the image and psychological someone who observes a photo depends on the color dominance applied by a photographer. For example, in a photo that displays the feel of blue then the mood that saw it to feel melancholy, bright red gives the impression of excitement and aggressiveness, orange provides an atmosphere of warmth and balance, and green displays the impression of natural and fertility. Sometimes also a photo precisely displays the impression of colorful that gives the impression as cheerfulness, joy or diversity.
Through color photographs, a photographer can build interpretations to others about a moment. If the color combination is applied appropriately to each photo then the message from the photo will soon be transformed by the viewer, in addition to its important role in improving the focus on the main subject.
Another advantage of color photography is supported by the development of photo processing software. Generally, photo processing software has been equipped with the facilities of varied tools and color palettes are diverse. Images are typically done to correct a photo if there is a deficiency, such as too high a color intensity, highly contrasting colors, or poor lighting. Moreover, if the photo is also often done by photographers to create digital imaging works. As many professional photographers do in the field of advertising, wedding photography, or other photography business.