60 Black And White Photography Examples For Inspiration And Awe

Getting perfect black and white photography is not an easy thing as it seems. When done right the B&W photos will have a striking effect that will leave the observer speechless. But not every black and white picture can look good, you know when you look at a photo and you say ” hey, this photo will look amazing in black and white “. Well, sometimes it works the other way around and photos that are without colors will look better in monochrome or full colors. To get the perfect black and white shot. follow these tips:

a.  Think about the shadows.

When working without colors, light and shadows become much more visible, so make sure you think about that before taking your shot, here’s an example, why not create a strong contrast between dark and light, remember this rule: The darker your shadows are, the brighter your light will be.

b. Think about focus and texture

When you take a regular color shot you have a rainbow of colors that leads the eye when looking at it, with black and white photos you don’t. But you do have shapes and curves that can fill the void, try and think about it next time you plan a photo shoot.

c. Try and reach high clarity 

When looking at colored photos you see that they have a wide variety of shades to work with, with black and white photos they look best when there’s a clear and strong black and a clear white. If you don’t have that you end up with grey and not so clear images that are just confusing.

Browse the list below of awesome black and white photography and try to learn from these examples how to make your next shot amazing!

1. photo by Shirren Lim

2. photo by Laurens Kaldeway

3. photo by Nimit Nigam

4. photo by Shirren Lim

5. photo by Shirren Lim

6. photo by Shirren Lim

7. photo by Paul Shears

8. photo by Paul Shears

9. photo by Paul Shears

10. photo by Shirren Lim

11. photo by Alex Greenshpun

12. photo by Alex Greenshpun

13. photo by Amine Fassi

14. photo by Jennifer MacNeill

15. photo by Alex Greenshpun

16. photo by Amine Fassi

17. photo by Amine Fassi

18. photo by Mahesh Balasubramanian

19. photo by Ahmad Syukaery

20. photo by jordan parks

21. photo by Jordi Corbilla

22. photo by jordan parks

23. photo by Sherrin Lim

24. photo by Momo´s Helix

25. photo by Thomas Lieser

26. photo by Shirren Lim

27. photo by Shirren Lim

28. photo by Amine Fassi

29. photo by Federica Giordano

30. photo by Alex Greenshpun

31. Photo by Andy Farmer

32. Photo by Sherrin Lim

33. Photo by Amine Fassi

34. Photo by Amine Fassi

35. Photo by Konstantinos Kousis

36. Photo by Amine Fassi

37. Photo by Shirren Lim

38. Photo by Amine Fassi

39. Photo by Sherrin Lim

40. Photo by Amine Fassi

41. Photo by Justin Piercy

42. Photo by Elena K.

43. Photo by Bahadır Bermek

44. Photo by Bryon Lippincott

45. Photo by Shirren Lim

46. Photo by ivan sgobba

47. Photo by Sherrin Lim

48. Photo by Amine Fassi

49. Photo by Jaime Nicolau

50. Photo by jordan parks

51. Photo by Bahadır Bermek

52. Photo by jordan parks

53. Photo by jordan parks

54. Photo by Elena K.

55. Photo by John Salisbury

56. Photo by Amine Fassi

57. Photo by Shirren Lim

58. Photo by Paul Shears

59. Photo by Bahadır Bermek

60. Photo by Sherrin Lim

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