There's something breathtaking about black and white photography. Sometimes I even struggle to recognise a picture when it's edited to black and white. Being a photographer, I edit a lot of wedding photos and tend to make the important, emotional moments black and white in post processing. I'm not sure whether it's the classicality of the black and white, or simply because it's different to what we see in real time. I find they tend to have more depth. Now, I'm not condoning transferring every damn image to black and white because that defeats the purpose. Annnd I have found that every up and coming photographer tends to take those shadowy dusk/dawn photos and turn them to black and whites- so deep (not). But regardless, when done properly, it's amazing.
Look at how beautiful Grace Kelly was, goddess.
A photo in black and white just seems like it has a certain sparkle about it. It might be because I tend to relate Film Noir days with black and white images, all the glamour and beauty Old Hollywood gave birth too. The other day I went out to dinner to meet my fellow Archaeologists before we all leave for Israel, and I had a rare Grace Kelly moment...
I didn't even notice until I sifted through my pictures of Grace for some hair-spiration (it's a thing okay). I was pleasantly surprised! Her classy nature overrides my vain selfie though, of course. I like the way I look better in black in white, makes me feel like I'm a movie star in the 1950s. A girl can dream.
Please excuse the wearing of glasses inside... it was needed for the dramatic selfie haha. It was a good hair week, so I had to take an abundance of pictures and pick one out of the plethora I took to post to instagram. I'll continue wishin' and a hopin' I was Elizabeth Taylor... (Dusty Springfield song *cough*) because I certainly will not be glamourous in the 45 degree Israeli heat next week. Dirt, sand and heat. Maybe I'll rock my cat eye sunglasses while on site at the dig? I'll probably be sent back to Australia :P
