Perhaps the key to interesting photos and better black and white photos is disdain for detail. Higher contrast and blacks. Crush the blacks. More extreme post processing. RICOH GR III in high contrast black and white JPEG, with maximum contrast. Lower exposure compensation — as dark as possible (ADAP).

The Philosophy of Aesthetics

The Philosophy of Aesthetics

• Pragmatism as Anti Aesthetic
• AESTHETICS ARE ALL.
• AESTHETICS ARE THE ULTIMATE LUXURY.
• No Aesthetic is Forever
• Black is Boring
• DARKER IS BETTER.
• We Tire of The Beautiful, but Not of the Ugly?
• Minimalism as an Aesthetic and Ethos
• The Zen of Monochrome
• SIMPLICITY IS THE SUMMIT.
• AESTHETICS OVER FUNCTION
• The Desire to Banish Ugliness from Our Eyes
• Aesthetics Above All
• Simple is Sexy
• Towards a Philosophy of Aesthetics in Photography
• The Philosophy of Aesthetics
• ALL KILLER, NO FILLER.
• The Most Compact and High-Quality
• The Beauty of Imperfection
• TASTE.
• The More Obscure and Unclear, the Better.
• Cultivate Your Own Taste
• Image Quality and Great Photos
• Imperfect Photos are More Beautiful
• Do you photograph the world better, the same, or worse than reality? #aesthetics
• Aesthetics are Ethics
• Beauty over Truth #philosophy #aesthetics
• Philosophy of Aesthetics and Beauty in Photography
• Aesthetics in Photography
• Aesthetics Strengthen, Simplify, and Focus
• Not better image quality; more beautiful aesthetics!
• Why Aesthetics?