DC Wedding Photographer | Documentary Wedding and Portrait Photography in DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia » dramatic B&W photo http://www.birchtreephotographyblog.com Beautiful Wedding Photography Blog with Real Love, Life Stories, and the Best Couples Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:44:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 I heart faces Week 13: Dramatic B&W http://www.birchtreephotographyblog.com/2010/03/i-heart-faces-week-13-dramatic-bw/ http://www.birchtreephotographyblog.com/2010/03/i-heart-faces-week-13-dramatic-bw/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:12:56 +0000 mary http://www.birchtreephotographyblog.com/?p=780 This week’s theme at i heart faces is “dramatic B&W,” where all the entries need to be a black and white photo that is “dramatic.” While I’m sure that term varies with personal interpretation, they explain that the photo can’t be a regular portrait just converted to B&W. And, for this particular entry, as long as a person is visible in the photo, we don’t necessarily have to show their face.

When I read the entry description, the only “dramatic B&W” photos I could think of were the ones I took on the night of the huge February snow storm. While the focus on this particular photo is somewhat soft, I kind of think it lends itself to the mysterious coldness of the image. The dark figure is Jay walking back to our house as the snow continues to swirl down.


man walking on street covered in snow at night

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