View Poll Results: What do you shoot: colour, B&W or both?

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  • Only colour

    15 12.93%
  • Only B&W

    44 37.93%
  • Both equally often

    12 10.34%
  • Both, but more often colour

    14 12.07%
  • Both, but more often B&W

    31 26.72%
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Thread: What do you shoot: colour or/and B&W?

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    What do you shoot: colour or/and B&W?

    I am curious to know what others shoot: colour, B&W or both.

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    Re: What do you shoot: colour or/and B&W?

    I always carry holders with velvia, efke 25 and either fp4 or classic pan 400, and infrared. The amount of color present and the lighting conditions determine which I shoot for a given scene. Sometimes I'll shoot both.

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    Richard M. Coda
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    Re: What do you shoot: colour or/and B&W?

    I am just starting to enjoy color after 27 years. I am red-green colorblind and color was always a "gift" if I got the exposure right. Last year I learned the color zone system from Rod Klukas, and now my color is bullet-proof. In fact, I showed it exclusively at my LF class final (also taught by Rod). People were quite surprised as I have always shown only BW.
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    Re: What do you shoot: colour or/and B&W?

    I use to shot both, but these days I leave the color to medium format or digital and do B&W exclusively with my 4x5". I enjoy the whole process more using the zone system and processing the film in my kitchen darkroom. I think it may stem from my love for Polaroid 55. Now that 55 is out-of-production, I dedicate my LF time to developing my skills towards the 55 look. I use to take so much for granted when 55 was available.

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    Re: What do you shoot: colour or/and B&W?

    In b/w I shoot mostly TMY and in color mostly Fuji Pro 160.

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    Re: What do you shoot: colour or/and B&W?

    At the moment, exclusively black and white in sheet film, mostly color neg in roll film.

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    Re: What do you shoot: colour or/and B&W?

    Mostly color transparency and some color neg, depending upon what I need. I also shoot some polaroid B&W...while it lasts. :-(

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    Re: What do you shoot: colour or/and B&W?

    I cant switch between color to B&W. Now I shoot color. If I decide to shoot B&W again it will take me months to get to the point where I am completely seeing in B&W again.

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    Re: What do you shoot: colour or/and B&W?

    B&W. Color 8x10 is just too expensive to be any fun (for me, anyway!)
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    Re: What do you shoot: colour or/and B&W?

    I bring two sets of holders: Either 5x7" for B&W and 13x18cm for colour, or 4x5" for colour and 9x12cm for B&W.

    Some scenes work better in colour, the others get shot in B&W.

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