@PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agoLondon's first Black police officer, PC Norwell Roberts, 1968lemmy.worldimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1202arrow-down13
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minus-squareZatorelinkfedilinkEnglish14•5 months agoThis photo being in B&W makes it look older than it is
minus-square@PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglish20•5 months agoCrazy to think that B&W photography was common (due to being cheaper), coexisting with color photography, all the way up to the digital age. All hail the digital age!
minus-square@RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglish7•5 months agoNow quality B&W film is way more expensive
minus-square@jqubed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish7•5 months agoAlso easier to develop and process yourself than most color processes, so it could be done without going to a lab.
minus-square@disguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-25 months agoIt’s the preferred method of making a black and white print by photographers and artists. Monochromatic film yields far better results than printing a color negative on monochromatic paper.
This photo being in B&W makes it look older than it is
Crazy to think that B&W photography was common (due to being cheaper), coexisting with color photography, all the way up to the digital age.
All hail the digital age!
Now quality B&W film is way more expensive
Also easier to develop and process yourself than most color processes, so it could be done without going to a lab.
It’s the preferred method of making a black and white print by photographers and artists. Monochromatic film yields far better results than printing a color negative on monochromatic paper.