Monday, February 08, 2016

I Came Down With Mono

Yes, I did come down with mono — monochrome to be exact. As I do sometimes, I decided to convert some images — mostly portraits — to black & white. Actually, some are duotones, which means that some sort of colour has been superimposed on a b&w. It is duotone or split tone because a somewhat different colour is applied to the highlights and a different tone to the shadows. The first one below is an example as is the one later of Danica doing a Christmas craft.

Beginning with the boy, the first image is of him being my assistant by bearing my tripod one day last fall.


The next one is from his birthday. He was playing with some new Skylanders in the hall, just outside my den door. I was likely on the computer, and he likes to be near family.


Next comes Danica. In the first, she is doing something or other at the kitchen table, likely before school one day.


The next photo shows her working on Christmas crafts.


One recent morning we had a little cuddle on the chair. She looks a little mournful in the photo, but I think that's all it was — a look — as I don't remember her being sad that day. OTOH, I look happy because I am enjoying snuggle time.


Danica took this one of me the other day. She grabbed the camera and started shooting indiscriminately. I think I looked resigned in this photo, which I processed in a grngy sort of way.


Finally, I am tossing in two other b&w conversions, but they're not portraits. They are both of the Canoe Club building, and I liked the mono result better than the original colour for some reason.




13 comments:

Marie Smith said...

You've inspired a new generation of photographers. Love the portraits!

Tabor said...

Photography is so much fun, is it not?

Mage said...

That bottom one is great as is the top one of him tho I would crop him off at his knees.

Flickr. By the time you got me that information, I have begun enthusiastically moving into Photobucket. Thanks for letting me know tho.

Hilary said...

I can get lost playing with different techniques and I see that you can as well. The difference is that I rarely post my results. I'm inclined to change that now that I see how fine your pics are. My favourite is the lighting in the one where Danica is doing her crafts.

Country Gal said...

Lovely photos ! There is soo much one can do to photos , a never ending learning process and a fun one at that ! Thanks for sharing , have a good day !

Beatrice P. Boyd said...

Danica working at Christmas crafts also gets my favorite vote, but your photography assistant was a close runner-up.

Jackie said...

John....when I read your title, I immediately said, "Oh,NO!"
And then...I read on.
I'm so glad you aren't sick....but instead have monochromatic going on. (Good one!)
Good title.
GREAT photos!!!

ADRIAN said...

B&W is something I enjoy........Proper pictures.

EG CameraGirl said...

Sometimes B&W really does improve a photo because colour can be distracting. I love it that Danica is showing an interest in photographY!

troutbirder said...

The building photos speak to an earlier era of photography...;)

Vicki Lane said...

Nice! Time for me to play with some B&W...

KGMom said...

Whew--I read your title and thought WHAT???
You gave me a scare.
So, now recovering--I have enjoyed the black & white photos. I think they make a photographer concentrate more on what is being photographed--composition, etc.

Mara said...

That last photo (of the Canoe Club) definitely looks better in b/w instead of colour. That new stairfence doesn't look nearly as awful. In fact, it looks like it has been there for years.