John's Black and White Shots

[John.D]

A new forum, a new thread These were posted over at CA, but I should be getting some more taken soon to post up.


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[John.D]

And now for the most recent stuff


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[purplerose]

15-18 are hot!

I think the teddy bears could use some creative angles and lighting to make them a bit more interesting though.

[NovaRenee]

7 8 9 have this wonderful surreal almost horror feel to them... I don't know why but I looked at them and post-apocalyptic came to mind.

I also agree on the teddy bears, it's a good shot but it doesn't seem to have it just yet.

[Morbid]

The gas mask pics are brilliant, 15 in particular. I also like the bw buildings in the first post.

[John.D]

I found this in the bunch of shots I took.



The lighting isn't great, maybe needs a reshoot, but I quite like the moods it gives out, sorrow, depression etc, and an eerie effect with the mask. Maybe I should work on a series of shots with different masks. Sounds like a plan!

[Dr Caligari]

nrs 1,3 and seven are my favourites.
Love the desolation in nr1.
Number 3 has a nice non typical composition.
Number 7 has some nice surreal feeling over it.

[John.D]

Thanks for the kind words

[Rist]

You work the black and white medium to good effect!

[ErbTheLawnGnome]

I love 15 and 16... 15 is the perfect image of a dystopian future, it's excellent. 1 and 2, also, are very cool. The contrast of the graffiti on the building is very... surreal. The images of the teddy bear are very sombre and lonely, but could do with a little change of direction, perhaps... All of your images have a similar sense of loneliness and distance that I love, they directly affect the viewer.

What camera do you use, and do you edit your pictures?

If film... were you using color filters?