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black and white
Photographs that have no hue The image is represented in shades of gray gray or grayscale The blackest of of blacks and the whitest of of whites whites are posi- tioned at either end of the the the grayscale In the the the middle is a a a a rich mix of grays A hue can be added to a a a a gray if color is mixed in with the black There can be bluish gray tones tones called “cool” tones tones and there are brownish ones ones called “warm” tones The two photographs above demonstrate the tonalities in black and white
sepia
Sepia is a a a a coloring of photographs that uses brown tints Sepia is often associated with archival photographs from the first decades of of photography The nature of of early chemi- cals used used in in in developing prints also caused colors to shift toward earth tones giving a a a a a characteristic brownish color to to to archival photos There’s a a a definite aesthetic charm fin in in choosing to use warm color values in contemporary photography Many digital cameras have menu settings for shooting in in in the sepia
mode Sepia color toning shares much in common with black and white
See the next term Carolina Kroon Chadri Chinalai The shot of of that oh-so-cutie was taken by a a a a a professional portrait photographer around 1944 I know the date because that one year old is me The second example also a a a a a a family photo taken circa 1917 is a a a a a a vignette
with feathered edges and represents a a a design choice distinct to to photographs of of that period The shot of of the water fountain is contemporary Carolina Correa unknown unknown chapter 1: digital photography [ 47 ]