{"id":326498,"date":"2021-08-30T14:44:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T18:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=326498"},"modified":"2021-08-30T14:49:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T18:49:38","slug":"color-is-too-obvious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/30\/color-is-too-obvious\/","title":{"rendered":"Color is Too Obvious"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Just got back from Seattle, and when reviewing my photos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The photos I shot on monochrome are far more interesting to me than my color photos.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Why is this? My simple thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Color photos are too obvious.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monochrome abstracts and makes more artistic, colors show reality as it is.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-image-compare\"><div class=\"juxtapose\" data-mode=\"horizontal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"326262\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/27C385EF-0716-414C-90B0-E86FB0D405FB-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1\" alt=\"color street photography Seattle ERIC KIM\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"image-compare__image-before\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"326261\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/781A0656-1CCA-442B-8F3B-8E4F5E9B306E-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1\" alt=\"black and white street photograph Seattle ERIC KIM white on 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800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All black everything:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/14\/as-black-as-possible-abap\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"324545\">As Black as Possible (ABAP)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/18\/we-must-go-darker\/\">WE MUST GO DARKER.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/02\/monochrome-vision\/\">MONOCHROME VISION<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/13\/black-and-white-to-reinterpret-and-reimagine\/\">Black and White to Reinterpret and Reimagine<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/17\/black-and-white-photography-as-optimistic\/\">Black and White Photography as Optimistic<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/05\/how-to-make-more-meaningful-black-and-white-photos\/\">How to Make More Meaningful Black and White Photos<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/05\/blk\/\">BLK<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/27\/monochrome-is-essential\/\">Monochrome is Essential<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/20\/black-and-white-is-bliss\/\">Black and White is Bliss<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/16\/why-is-black-and-white-so-much-more-artistic-than-color\/\">Why is Black and White So Much More Artistic than Color?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/06\/why-black-and-white-photography-is-better-than-color-photography\/\">Why Black and White Photography is Better than Color Photography<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/06\/all-black-everything\/\">ALL BLACK EVERYTHING<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/02\/how-to-make-better-black-and-white-photos\/\">How to Make Better Black and White Photos<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/18\/why-i-dont-like-grey\/\">Why I Don&#8217;t Like Grey<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/07\/crush-the-blacks\/\">Crush the Blacks<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/14\/monochrom-the-streets-are-your-rome\/\">MONOCHROM: The Streets Are Your Rome<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/01\/black-is-good-white-is-bad\/\">Black is Good; White is Bad<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/black-canvas\/\">Black Canvas<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/01\/monochrome-manual\/\">Monochrome Manual<\/a><\/li><li><a 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