Black and White Flaming

Mike Johnston from The Online Photographer does not like color:

More often than not, color ruins pictures. And here’s why: photographers are color junkies. Give the average Herman or Gertrude a color camera, and all judgment flies out the window. Suddenly, all kinds of things previously recognizable as not being a picture become flat-out irresistible. Why? Why, just because it’s a color.

I would say that I have a tendency to prefer monochrome versions of my photos. That’s where I think Mike is right: it’s more difficult to make a great color photo than a black and white one.

(Interestingly, like some commenters, I happen to like the color version more than the black and white version of the first photo he shows to make his point.)

— May 7th, 2008

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