Sunday, August 4, 2019

Black and White Portraits

I spent half an hour in West Hartford's Blueback Square, shooting black and white portraits.
Usually any B&W photos I show were shot in color and edited into B&W.
I wanted to try shooting directly in B&W.


An elderly man sat down near me.  As I approached, Frank said, "Guess how old I am."   104!  Really.  He recited an original poem, something like "Today I am 104 and I am looking for more;  Next I will be 105 and still alive."  Frank went all the way through 110   An optimist!



Effie is from Greece.  She was in a hurry to pick up her kids but was still willing to pose.



Robert is a personal trainer.  (I know that is hard to believe.)


Anekah.


Reece is Anekah's friend.  The neck tattoo reads "Fearless."  I would add "Fierce."




James and Robert are partners who own a small trucking company.
Robert's eyes are open.  Really.



Edwin works in maintenance at Blueback Square.
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8 comments:

  1. Barbara RogersAugust 4, 2019 at 9:07 AM

    Great portraits, and reminds me of how I used to prefer b&w film which showed so many fine details.

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  2. The PadreAugust 4, 2019 at 11:24 AM

    Amazing Details In Your Shot - Well Done

    Cheers

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  3. RedPatAugust 4, 2019 at 1:32 PM

    I'm impressed with how courageous you are to go up to strangers and ask to take their pics, Jack!

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  4. Stefan JanssonAugust 5, 2019 at 7:40 AM

    The laughing woman is my favorite here.

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  5. PerthDailyPhotoAugust 5, 2019 at 8:52 AM

    Gosh they're fantastic Jack, I thought you weren't a big fan of black and white? This is something I really want to do, set the camera to b&W for the day but I'm always scared I'll miss some fabulous colourful opportunity 😊

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  6. BillAugust 5, 2019 at 2:18 PM

    Those are some beautiful portraits, Jack. Well done!

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  7. jennyfrecklesAugust 5, 2019 at 4:23 PM

    These are all very effective in B&W. Some interesting faces there (not to mention the muscles on that guy!)

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  8. William KendallAugust 6, 2019 at 4:23 PM

    Your portrait of Anekah is my favourite of the set.

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