tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post8572079676944115498..comments2024-01-11T15:12:49.433-05:00Comments on Tao of Photography by Andy Ilachinski: Color vs. B&W...a "Heisenberg Uncertainty"-like Relation?Andy Ilachinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14572501787099507666noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post-88725571862721094922009-11-14T01:45:23.046-05:002009-11-14T01:45:23.046-05:00This reminds me of the experience watching two of ...This reminds me of the experience watching two of my favorite films, both set in Greece: "Zorba the Greek", and "Meditteraneo". While I love both the book and film of Zorba, I'm left with a deep wish that it had been filmed in colour. I simply don't know that I agree that B/W adds to the film. "Mediterraneo" on the other hand drinks in the colour of Greece and adds so much to the experience. This link to the end point to Zorba has the wonderful message of needing "a little madness" in life - Opa!<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=690_48tCzfE&feature=relatedtracehttp://traceimages.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post-2863448921124818752008-08-17T09:57:00.000-05:002008-08-17T09:57:00.000-05:00I feel I need to complete my post. I mean other ph...I feel I need to complete my post. I mean other photographers may find that inner intellectual experience in full colour. You see, some people do dream in colour, some other in b&w. Maybe that's the reason why some people can't see the emotion in b&w or some other can't feel that inner intellectual force in colour. Maybe this is related with some intrincated part of our brain, but in the end it gets our experience of photography richer for all us, don't you think?Juan Rierahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13793481557515223507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post-5938927088210300292008-08-17T09:51:00.000-05:002008-08-17T09:51:00.000-05:00Andy,I tend to think that's simply the reason ...Andy,<BR/>I tend to think that's simply the reason why you are mainly a b&w photographer: you find your intellectual experience closer to b&w rendering, and colour distracts you from this experience. What's more, from your writing I can see your main force in photographing is finding that inner intellectual rendering of your external experience. That approach shows sucessfully in your images, and talks about your searching. This said, that's not always the case for other photograpers.Juan Rierahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13793481557515223507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post-38475478956335426172008-08-03T04:32:00.000-05:002008-08-03T04:32:00.000-05:00I wonder whether the most successful photographs a...I wonder whether the most successful photographs are those that manage to embody/contain/convey multiple levels of being or ("is-ness") in a balanced / resolved way , whilst also managing to capture the viewer's interest for long enough for those layers to start revealing themselves ie that it goes beyond the photographer and is capable of communicating to others. No mean feat!!<BR/>Trying to express the full deep structure meaning (essence) of things has to be hard.<BR/>No wonder there are so few gems in my portfolio:)kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566202746669503085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post-87152768022489302042008-07-22T13:33:00.000-05:002008-07-22T13:33:00.000-05:00I think it's natural, when visiting new (and exoti...I think it's natural, when visiting new (and exotic) destinations, that color plays such an important role in our immediate vision. As you inferred, it's more emotional than Form, and new places often heighten emotional responses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post-14436288177996099302008-07-21T08:20:00.000-05:002008-07-21T08:20:00.000-05:00Your analysis makes a lot of sense, and goes well ...Your analysis makes a lot of sense, and goes well beyond the usual "works better in color" or "works better in black and white" remark. This is an interesting case where both interpretations--plus variations--can be very effective. You appreciate that the emotion-intellect <-> color-B&W equation is a simplification. No yin without yang, and vice versa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post-7634038150282617672008-07-20T20:56:00.000-05:002008-07-20T20:56:00.000-05:00I wish I could comprehend what you are trying to s...I wish I could comprehend what you are trying to say... I love photos in color and I see dramatic effect of them in black and white.katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14188734784784703489noreply@blogger.com