Black And White Vs Color Images

The color one sold not too long after I added it to my gallery. And I really like it better than the black and white

Each of the two images gives me a different feeling. I love the color one for the vivid color and the feeling of summer. However, once the image turn into b&w, I love the emotional feeling of the picture as it became less distractive. I have no sell any of them yet.

Those are cool Andy. I love the vivid colors you have in the color on. But yes the B&W one is nice too.

Thanks Andee. I prefer more the color one for yout baseball shoot as I love the strong contrast with the black background. It makes the baseball and the peanuts really stand out.

The color version is my favorite, and is actually hanging up in our home. It is also the one that has sold. But, I know a lot of people prefer black & white...especially when it comes to the High Sierras, so I offer both!

All of my photo artwork are done with color and for color, the black and white version is for those who are drawn to black and white. And though they both look magnificent, my personal preference is the color version which shows the artwork in its original form. Not all of my art and photographs come in both color and black and white, only the select few that can be done with an eye for quality and does not compromise the artwork when shown in black and white are given the black and white option, and that's probably only about 1 percent of 1 percent of my body of work W

"Once Upon A Time In Any Town USA"

Thanks Andy!

Lynn both are nice my fave of yours is the B&W It almost has a Inferred feel to it.

W I like your color one best of your selections. The colors seem to show more of the details.

Which one of those is your fave Brian?

I favor the black and white...

Brian I like your BW on the best.

Robert I am drawn to the pretty blue in your color version.

I like both equally.

Yes Andee, for overall artistic flavor, I prefer the grayscale version. Color sometimes distracts from the subject (depending on the subject), where Grayscale allows the mind to go strait to the matter.

Original Ink Drawing................................................................Digitally Colorized



I prefer the colorized version...Perhaps I'll work a little more on the colorization as I am continually learning.

While I love color, I have always been drawn to black and white. I guess that is why Ansel Adams has always been one of my favorites. In this particular selection, they both have appeal to me. The black and white has more depth and is more dramatic, while the color has warmth and has a nostalgic romantic feel to it.

I like both of these for their subtle simplicity. The b/w version has a bit of added drama I think.

Thanks for adding that info Brian

Christine I am drawn to the blue in your color image.

Andrea which of yours is your fave? I am drawn to the BW version.

Roger I like your color one as will. How fun you added color to that instead of removing color.

Carolyn The BW one I am drawn into. The darkness of the record makes more of a pop from that highlight.

Linda I am drawn to the BW of yours as well. A Lovely flora


I just love seeing the BW next to the color version of these thanks to all for your particiapation

With the contrast of the seagull and white sails of the sailboat against the sky I knew right off that I would do a black and white version of this shot. I am a lover of blue so of course I like the color version but I also love the black and white. I think the color is uplifting while the mono I think has deeper emotion.

really enjoy black and white this one sold but after the fact i really wanted to revise it.

Hi Andee.......good thread.
With these two, both were political statements, and each lent itself to my purpose,because the b/w is about being odd man out, and the colour one is also about being odd woman out, and the simplicity of the format made the statements so easy to understand.
Happily, the b/w did sell......it's quite decorative and minimal, and I think that's what appealed to my buyer.
This design evolved from an oil painting made long ago...and after learning a bit about process via Picasa, I found a way to re-express myself...which is why I still label them 'painting's...enhanced, just fyi.

On The Cruise Ship Deck - in Color and Black And White

I did the B&W at the request of a buyer that contacted me through FAA. I was happy to accommodate that simple request and of course they bought it. The color version has not sold yet on FAA.

This is the drum kit for the famous Preservation Hall Jazz Band of New Orleans, LA.

I can't say which is better, I think both have their merits but my aquaintances lean towards the monochrome.

These two images are the same subject, but not from the same picture. Shot on different days, and both film, I breathed on the lens for the B/W shot first waiting for just enough evaporation before pushing the shutter.

Neither image has sold. now looking at them side by side I prefer the color image.

I like the black and white version of this one better because of the contrast with the clouds. I did sell the black and white one, but not here.

I like the Black and White one best...

I have sold both of these several times on FAA. The color one sells the most but I think I prefer the black and white. They are the same photo but one is cropped to be a square image

A 1951 classic chevy pickup truck. I love this vintage truck because it has a split windshield and awning that gives it such a nostalgic look of days gone by. I can imagine having a summer picnic in the shade of this beauty. I think it's cool to consider that it was on the road long before I was born and it's still going. Gasoline was 25 cents a gallon when this Chevy was new! Regarding the Black and White vs color I like both in this case.

Because of the moody atmospheric feel, I prefer the grayscale version for artistic value, limiting the image to only shades...

Once again, this is from a 35mm slide taken in 1954 and has always sold well, and there are a few versions.

The color version of this painting was painted from a black and white photograph. This black and white version has more shades of grey but I prefer the colored painting. It sold one print.

prefer the black and white image

I'm not sure which one I like better personally, but the black and white one sold earlier this week, so it's currently my favorite ;-)

For the subject matter, the grayscale is my preference even though the saturated color is appealing to me in a completely different way. I over saturated the already strong "near sunset" colors for the purpose of contrasting the shades in the grayscale version when it was converted...

For this set I am fond of the BW version best.

Sorry I am not posting a photograph, but making a point.
Black and white brings the pure details out of the photograph. So you cannot just compare them, as photographs are different. There is no true answer that applies to all.

A couple more from my Secluded Barn gallery. These have not sold either.

EDIT>>>>>Oops not yet...carry on one more day... :)

The black and white appears to accentuate the architectural lines better! Since these barracks may bring memories to the hundreds of thousands sailors they came through year since the early 40's perhaps it also adds to the nostalgia.

One never knows what's going to sell, so why not offer both?

That is so true Chuck. Some want a certain image and only in BW. Others

like color only and do not like B&W. I happen to like both so I do offer both on some.

I also did versions with different treatment including radiance and sepia for this subject...

Calla Lilies - personally I favor the black and white image... I like the the shadows on white:




--Donna Proctor

I like the contrast more in the black and white:



--Donna Proctor

This beautiful space is actually the former Union Station in Omaha, Nebraska. It's gorgeous in color but I think using black and white helps focus the attention on all the art deco details.

I think this picture looks much better in black and white.

I think b/w (gray)conveys a much deeper response,and is more dramatic; but, saying that....this in Blue works too, imo,as an uplifting visage compared to the melancholia of b/w........I'm enjoying finding through colour many more pleasurable examples for pure complexity via colour, where b/w is what it is, colour changes everything regarding one's response, depending on the colour.

I have sold one of each of these the larger on of the color version. I like them both. I just love

this fountain. Seeing it meant we were almost to the dentist and to get a new pair of good shoe

I hope anyone else that wishes to add something will do it soon as this on closes in a few hours.

I have enjoyed seeing everyone's work!

Thanks to all who took part!



Sold both of these at least once but my fave is the BW one.