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Black and White (Original Post) sheshe2 Mar 2013 OP
. Jamaal510 Mar 2013 #1
Quality B&W is a dying art. I learned photography with 110 B&W and developed it myself. talkingmime Mar 2013 #2
Lucky You! sheshe2 Mar 2013 #6
It just isn't the same on a computer. talkingmime Mar 2013 #9
black and white In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #3
Beautiful~ sheshe2 Mar 2013 #4
so simple. black and whites take real talent. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #7
To talent sheshe2 Mar 2013 #11
indeed ... In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #12
Hauntingly beautiful.... Sekhmets Daughter Mar 2013 #5
Exactly! sheshe2 Mar 2013 #15
... Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #8
sweethearts In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #13
Sweet! sheshe2 Mar 2013 #14
...aaaand a kickass black & white song (I promise it's NOT "Ebony & Ivory"!) Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #10
Beautiful she! The best picture I have on the wall is Cha Mar 2013 #16
Beautiful photos. Here's one I did a while back that I'm fond of... bluesbassman Mar 2013 #17
The rose feels the rain sheshe2 Mar 2013 #18
Well thank you she she. bluesbassman Mar 2013 #20
That is awesome. I love it. Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #19
Thank you. bluesbassman Mar 2013 #21
 

talkingmime

(2,173 posts)
2. Quality B&W is a dying art. I learned photography with 110 B&W and developed it myself.
Thu Mar 14, 2013, 03:56 PM
Mar 2013

My dad had a darkroom in the basement. He taught me the entire process through using the enlarger and tricks like waving a wand to lighten certain areas. I used a Yashika that looked like this:



I still have it. I don't remember if mine was the A or mine was the D, but whichever one I had, my dad had the other. Very high quality images. Honestly I don't remember the difference between the two models.

Cha

(297,184 posts)
16. Beautiful she! The best picture I have on the wall is
Sun Mar 17, 2013, 12:23 AM
Mar 2013

a black and white photo of 7 Pears that my daughter gave me.

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