Well I thought I’d never go back to shooting color, but here I am. I just got bored shooting black and white. I’m finding that I actually take more photos in color as I’m looking for me than just light and texture. My photos are fairly different in color than black and white. It’s more of a documentary style finding moments rather than abstract and artistic photos I tend to make in black and white. It’s cool how I can change my style just by shooting in a different way.
My goal is to stay as productive as possible and resist boredom and stagnation. So shooting in a way that keeps me motivated and interested is important. My biggest problem with shooting color in the past was in post. I wasn’t good at all in processing my photos. Especially the photos taken in harsh light. My photos looked dull and washed out unless shot in the best light. Now after the last 18 months of shooting 99% of my photos in black and white, I’ve honed in on where light comes from and so it’s helped me shooting and processing in color. I’ve also done a deep dive into Lightroom which has helped me in post. I created a more filmic preset and work from that.
Chris Athanasiadis 