Most papers in the US are not even sending photographers out with still cameras anymore. They are sending them out with video cameras and taking stills from the video. Then they take the video for the websites. If they want black and white, the convert it from digital.
Now do I like it? Not really because that magic moment is often missed, but its the way of the world. More and more people getting their news online these days is putting newspapers in a hurt.
--- On Tue, 1/27/09, A. N. Other <pt34bfh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: A. N. Other <pt34bfh@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Crises is BW
> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 9:44 PM
> Documentary type photographs are usually more dramatic in
> B&W than in
> color.
>
> Bob
>
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Alberto Tirado
> <fotodiseno2003@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
> > I was reading today's news regarding companies
> cutting jobs and began to
> > wonder if this could influence photography in several
> regards, but
> > particularly in the use of BW, both as a way to
> communicate more character
> > and, quite related, as an art exploration of humanity
> (struggles and
> > suffering) while departing from commercial.
> >
> > Just wondering. What do you think?
> >
> > **********************
> > www.alberto-tirado.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
