BLACK & WHITE: THE NEW COLORED II

If you ask me, no two subjects should ever be perceived the same way in photography. In simple terms, all subjects are unique and while it is good to shoot in color some scenarios are best illustrated in black and white. After a whole day of covering the wedding, my colleagues (Martin, Laurence, Safi') and I, decided to give the bride and her groom an exclusive bonus shoot. The plan was simple; return to the photo-shoot venue before sunset. This was not to be, as we arrived at the place too late; we were literally chasing light but our main light-source (the sun) had just disappeared! the beautifully lit garden that we had earlier used for a midday shoot was no more, the area was shadowy and wasn't looking anything like a shoot location. It is such situations that make one appreciate light as the basic ingredient of photography. We however were not about to back down from this challenge. We turned a security light into our key-light and some lowly placed ambient lights into back-lights. As a ritual, I took a few 'test shots' to determine my settings but the color temperature of the light was a bit too artificial for my liking and as a result, I opted to use the monochrome (B/W) setting and shoot in black and white over the recommended post-processing, while retaining other settings. With the widest aperture, relatively low shutter speeds and highest possible ISO, I was able to get some decent black and white images. 

The bench made a great prop..

   Camera - CANON EOS 7D

    Focal Length - 21mm
    Shutter Speed - 1/40 sec
    Aperture - f/3.5 

    ISO/Film - 6400
    Category - Wedding 
    Uploaded - June 22nd 2013  
    Taken - June 1st 2013

    Location - Jacaranda Hotel, Nairobi
    Copyright - Stephen Mukhongi

..but so did the ground

    Camera - CANON EOS 7D    

    Focal Length - 20mm
    Shutter Speed - 1/40 sec
    Aperture - f/3.5 

    ISO/Film - 6400
    Category - Wedding 
    Uploaded - June 22nd 2013  
    Taken - June 1st 2013

    Location - Jacaranda Hotel, Nairobi
    Copyright - Stephen Mukhongi

Who said the bench is solely for sitting?

    Camera - CANON EOS 7D

    Focal Length - 18mm
    Shutter Speed - 1/40 sec
    Aperture - f/3.5 

    ISO/Film - 6400
    Category - Wedding 
    Uploaded - June 22nd 2013  
    Taken - June 1st 2013

    Location - Jacaranda Hotel, Nairobi
    Copyright - Stephen Mukhongi
 

Someone forgot I was shooting this.

     Camera - CANON EOS 7D
     Focal Length - 21mm
     Shutter Speed - 1/40 sec
     Aperture - f/3.5 

     ISO/Film - 5000
     Category - Wedding 
     Uploaded - June 22nd 2013  
     Taken - June 1st 2013

     Location -  Jacaranda Hotel, Nairobi
     Copyright - Stephen Mukhongi


                       

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