I’ve been taking photographs for about 14 years now, first with cheap film cameras, then with hideously priced early digital ‘point and shoots,’ next a bridge camera, a mid-level crop sensor DSLR and then finally a full-frame DSLR.
Tower Bridge, London, England
Museum of the Second World War, Gdansk, Poland
Mull of Kintyre, Scotland
As I’ve progressed, changed interests and got older, I’ve wondered when I’d find a style. My subjects and final results never seemed to have any real consistency; no recognisable thing that says I took this.
Underground station, London, England
Florist, Gdansk Poland
Park, Gdansk, Poland
As time’s passed, I’ve flirted with black and white (as most photographers do), but then drifted back to the full-saturation, dramatic landscapes I know and love.
Tempelhof Airport, Berlin, Germany
Tempelhof Airport, Berlin, Germany
Ostkreuz Station, Berlin, Germany
Still, I kept coming back…
I’ve noticed over the last couple of years (and certainly the last year or so) that I’m really drawn to heavy dramatic blacks and bright whites.
Mull of Kintyre, Scotland
Gdansk, Poland
Hamsterley Forest, England
I started to shoot with the aim of editing this way, deliberately underexposing and thinking about what might look good in black and white.
Buckingham Palace, London, England
Cabin in the Woods, Hamsterley Forest, England
Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland
The images in this blog are from the last couple of years or so and I can definitely see a ‘style’ here. I’m not obsessed about having one and I’ll never force it, but it’s nice to be able to look at a selection of images and think, oh yeah, I can see the same person took/edited these photographs.
While I’ll still continue to take colourful sunsets, blue lakes and bright mountains, in black and white, I’ve found somewhere I’m comfortable. Better than that, it’s another avenue of photography that I can get really excited about – it’s made me want to pick up my camera more often again.
If you’re a photographer, have you found your ‘style’?
If you’re a viewer, are there any particular ‘styles’ you favour?
Love your black and white photography, this is a total stunner! I’m in love with high contrast monochrome photos anyway! Thanks for sharing! Marcus
Thank you – yeah there’s just something about them that really appeals. It’s weird though, that style seems to be more popular with photographers than people who say, just enjoy looking at pictures. Just followed your blog, so looking forward to reading your posts. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
Thanks for the follow, I’m looking forward exploring your work as well! Marcus
Absolutely love your black and white edits Marie. What are you editing them with? Did you enjoy the walk back up from the Mull of Kintyre lighthouse? ☺
Thanks! I usually edit my photographs in Adobe Camera RAW, then a mixture of Photoshop and the Nik Collection.
We didn’t get that far! That storm you can see in the distance on the pictures started to come inland so we made a dash back to the car.
I like Nik also, shame about the storm, nice walk and view down there but can be a bit steep on the way back up.
Ha, yeah I bet it can – just looking down on it was dizzying! Can’t complain too much, the storm made for interesting skies and it was getting towards the end of the day anyway so we needed to head back, but it was still worth doing; beautiful place.