Coloured filters have a long history in black and white film photography. The best black and white photos render the delicate play of light and shadow - stripping back a subject to the bare essentials of tone, shadow, texture, contrast, shape, and composition. But for many photographers, colour presents a hierarchy of values that distracts from the emotional impact created by a monochrome image. I don’t pretend to be an expert in black and white image-making. I enjoy colour in photography as a method of presenting emotion through both the harmony and complementarity of colours. But I understand how colour might be a distraction and that focussing on light and shadow affords a different opportunity to present thoughts and feelings. Monochrome photos can be flat and lacking in contrast if not edited. Historically, film photographers also used coloured filters to enhance contrast and create dramatic effects at the time of recording. In simple language, my old soviet-made red filter…
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