It isn’t black and white

My blog posts have been a bit sparse over the last few weeks, namely because I have been busy post-processing images to upload to my Photo4Me gallery. I had set myself the task of displaying in excess of 200 images (which I have now managed) for no other reason than I wanted to, but I have also had a few sales from the site recently, which has spurred me on even more.

Some images lend themselves well to a monochrome conversion – it’s as if the colour just gets in the way and diverts your attention away from the ‘story’ that the image is trying to tell. Conversely, taking the colour away from others leaves a flat, meaningless picture that begs for more information. However, the decision ‘colour or not’ isn’t (excuse the pun) black and white, and often you need to try both before you know which works best. Some photographers never convert to monochrome, and others use that medium exclusively. Personally I use whatever I think works best for the image I’m working on at the time, much in the same way that I alter the image ratio depending on the composition.

I’ve also been busy creating some advertisements for the gallery site (I’ve already posted a couple over the past week or so) and have a number of others to post as we lead up to the Christmas period. It’s all with the aim of drumming up a few more sales – let’s see if all the effort pays off!