well color me black & white

photo sensibilities. when i work with people sometimes i gravitate toward shooting one person more in color and another person more in black & white. it's a feeling that comes from personality, character, interaction, mood, lighting, and much more. in essence, there's a lot that goes into getting that "feeling" that someone is more color and another person is more black & white.

and during a shoot i'm sure people have heard me murmuring "i'm gonna keep this in color" or "i hope you like black and white because it's working really well for you." they hear me mumble many things, but these are the types of phrases i find myself saying aloud almost to confirm to myself that it's ok when i'm just shooting something in color or just shooting something in black & white. it's a sensibility that fills the air and i go with it...and i'm almost always glad that i did.

the moment i met andrew i knew he was a black & white guy (and not because joan crawford secretly lives within his brain). he has a powerful flashback feel to him that works best in the stark world of black & white, which is somewhat at odds with his colorful personality. you be the judge:



but when michael came by, i immediately felt the register of reds and greens and color blends. his demeanor came across as subtle, but i think that was just one of those shooting experiences when you're meeting someone for the first time. nonetheless, his strength was color:



and maybe a bit of it is arbitrary, but i think when you really get to work with someone and collaborate in a creative field like photography the sensibilities simply appear and you go with it.

thanks for reading :)

- me