August 2019^61
and white photos tend to generate less engagement
on Instagram!) are trying to “distance” themselves from
reality due to being “lost” and so are more likely to feel
depressed.
Because we see the real world in colour, removing
them from a photo makes us pause, look closely at
what is left, and think as we pay more attention to the
light and shadow, highlights and accents.
CONCLUSION
Black and white photography should be a conscious
choice with the end goal in mind – what message do
you want to get across? How will it make people feel?
The more control you have over the elements and
colours in your photographs, the more say you have in
the interpretation of it.“All colours are the friends of their
neighbours and the lovers of their opposites.”
Marc Chagall, Artist