choosing colorChoosing between presenting a black and white image and present it in color can have its advantages. Both options have their strengths and both have their drawbacks.

The black and white can enhance the expression of a portrait, can accentuate the texture of the object in focus, you can create dramatic and can make focused attention on the object. All these advantages may play us against if we need is just the opposite.

People are still very adept at this preference (especially portraits) and there are great works, personally speaking, color would not impact the same way.

However, there are situations where color is the main player in an image. It would be a crime to deprive a picture the color of a sunset , the color of a flower or the color of a pair of blue eyes.

There are other situations where choice is not so easy , then we must appeal to our taste, to some opinion or preference of the client if necessary.

In short, to choose between B & W or color is good to first know the goal you want to achieve with the image and is good to know also the limits and scope of each alternative, but certainly when it comes to photography as art, the decision end is very far from being good or look bad.

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