It used to be so simple: just charge a little more (because many photographers put a false sense of value on b&w film) and shoot b&w here and there at the wedding. A few photographers back then told me they could visualize what would look good in b&w and what would not, on the fly, at weddings and shoot with the camera loaded with b&w film accordingly. That took some bigtime talent I will tell you! I could not visualize this and most, if asked to be honest, could not themselves. Most photographers (including myself) shot b&w here and there because the bride wanted b&w shot here and there. Was there really any true art or creativity in how, why and when we used it? Nah!

Along came digital cameras. Now the artistic compositional concepts of b&w had been changed forever, at least for me! The ‘art’ of b&w became apparent after the wedding, during my workflow on the monitor. A new monochrome world opened up for me!

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