{"id":187895,"date":"2019-11-12T06:47:46","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T14:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=187895"},"modified":"2019-11-12T07:00:23","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T15:00:23","slug":"supreme-monochrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/12\/supreme-monochrome\/","title":{"rendered":"SUPREME MONOCHROME"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Darker, stronger, more solid, simpler, and deeper black monochromes<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. Go digital monochrome<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Sweat.
Sweat. Downtown LA, 2016. Leica M8.2 RAW, with ERIC KIM PRESET<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the best for black and white?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RICOH GR III<\/a> in high contrast black and white JPEG mode is superior to even Kodak Tri-X 400 film pushed to 1600 with yellow filter<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Why? RICOH GR III has the deepest and most sublime blacks, JPEG, straight out of camera<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Downtown
Downtown LA, 2015 (shot on a Ricoh GR with the fixed-focal 28mm lens). Shot in RAW and processed with <\/em>ERIC KIM PRESET<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Thus it seems if your goal is to advance your monochrome photography, digital black and white photography<\/a> is a better approach than compared to black and white film photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Amsterdam
Amsterdam girl with doll\u00e2\u20ac\u201d reminds me of pieta. Amsterdam, 2015 #ricohgrii<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"William
William Klein and man at FOAM exhibition in Amsterdam, 2015.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

2. Flash<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Dark
Dark Skies over Tokyo \/\/ RICOH GR II x FLASH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To reach a deeper level of contrast, start shooting with flash<\/a>. If you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t use a flash, you cannot go deeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Film
Film Leica MP, f\/8, flash at 1\/8th power, 1.2 meters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Mumbai
Mumbai woman cop, whisper. Leica M9<\/a>, flash, 35mm, 1.2 meters.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With flash, you gain a deeper foothold and control over reality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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