{"id":326578,"date":"2021-08-30T19:04:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T23:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=326578"},"modified":"2021-08-30T19:04:34","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T23:04:34","slug":"monochrome-is-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/30\/monochrome-is-king\/","title":{"rendered":"MONOCHROME IS KING."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As much as I love color, <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/30\/color-is-too-obvious\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"326498\">color seems too obvious<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I say far more innovations await monochrome. Avoid the color-trend right now in photography\/street photography. Monochrome is timeless and king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-monochrome-by-kim\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/monochrome\/\">MONOCHROME by KIM<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" data-attachment-id=\"40570\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/one-camera-one-lens\/eric-kim-street-photography-hanoi-0003676-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/eric-kim-street-photography-hanoi-0003676-5.jpg?fit=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1325\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1484400194&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC KIM 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/eric-kim-street-photography-hanoi-0003676-5.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/eric-kim-street-photography-hanoi-0003676-5.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 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\/30\/color-is-too-obvious\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"326498\">Color is Too Obvious<\/a><\/li><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 href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/25\/how-to-shoot-black-and-white-street-photography\/\">How to Shoot Black and White Street Photography<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/01\/why-shoot-black-and-white\/\">Why Shoot Black and White?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/08\/video-how-to-master-monochrome\/\">Video: How to Master Monochrome<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/12\/free-film-street-photography-presets-portra-400-fuji-velvia-400-and-neopan-1600-for-lightroom-5\/\">Eric Kim Lightroom Presets (use Monochrome 1600)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As much as I love color, color seems too obvious. I say far more innovations await monochrome. Avoid the color-trend right now in photography\/street photography. 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