Black and White / Du a Gwyn - North Wales Family Photographer
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Black and White / Du a Gwyn - North Wales Family Photographer
I started to write a blog about why I love black and white photos and what makes a great black and white image. And it took me ages, and my words got muddled and I couldn’t organise my thoughts (and so I deleted everything I’d written!). And then it hit me – an amazing black and white image captures something that just can’t be put into words. There’s no colour in it to distract from the emotion and connection that’s captured in it. A great black and white photo is all about the moment and what’s being felt right there and then.
This is my favourite black and white image that I’ve taken recently. I actually shot it in colour as it was taken during a family session in an oilseed field and I wanted to capture the beautiful colour of the crop. But when I was retouching the gallery, the moment captured in this photo melted my heart. I instantly converted it to black and white and edited it from there as I wanted the focus of the image to be on the connection between the girls and Dad’s obvious delight in the moment.
For the photographers reading this – I used my Canon 5d MK iv and my 70-200 2.8L at 200mm and wide open at f2.8. It was shot into the sun at golden hour – my favourite time of any day!
Thank you for taking the time to read this blog post – if you would like to see more inspiration from other professional photographers within the #collaborationnotcompetition project then feel free to visit any of the websites below:
Clare x
About Me
Hi, I’m Clare, a family photographer in North Wales who loves working outdoors with natural light. I cover Anglesey, North Wales and Cheshire for maternity, newborn, child and family photoshoots. Get in touch if you’d like to book your family’s North Wales photoshoot.
Nes i ddechra sgwennu blog am pam bo fi di mopio efo lluniau du a gwyn a be sy’n neud un da. Nath o gymryd aaaaaages i fi ac o’n i di drysu a doedd o ddim yn llifo ac mi oedd y geiriau’n swnio’n od. Felly nes i gael gwared o bob dim o’n i di sgwennu. Ac wedyn nes i sylweddoli be yn union dwi’n caru am luniau du a gwyn - mae na rwbath amdanyn nhw sy’n cyfleu mwy na sy’n bosib cyfleu mewn geiriau’n unig. Does dim lliw i dynnu’r sylw oddi ar y teimladau sy’n cael eu cyfleu yn y llun ac mae’r foment yn cael ei ddal yn berffaith.
Dyma fy hoff llun du a gwyn i mi dynnu’r flwyddyn yma hyd yn hyn. Mi dynis i hwn yn ystod sesiwn teulu mewn cae hadau olew - lloeliad naethon ni ddewis ar gyfer y lliw lyfli sydd i’w gweld yna adeg yma’r flwyddyn. Ond wrth i mi sbïo drwy’r lluniau ar ôl y sesiwn, mi oedd y foment sydd wedi ei ddal yn y llun yma yn neud i mi deimlo’n hapus iawn, iawn, iawn. Nes i drosi’r llun i ddu a gwyn yn syth bin cyn ei olygu er mwyn sicrhau fod cariad y genod bach yma at ei gilydd ac ymateb eu tad i’r foment yn cael y sylw llawn mae’n haeddu.
Os ydych chi’n darllen hwn ac yn ffotograffydd - mi wnes i iwsio fy nghamera Canon 5d MK iv a lens 70-200 2.8L ar yr ochr hir 200mm ac yn lled agored yn f2.8. Mi o’n i’n gwynebu’r haul yn ystod ‘golden hour’ - joio byw :)
Diolch am ddarllen y blog yma. Mae’n rhan o’r prosiect #collaborationnotcompetition ac os hoffech chi weld gwaith y ffotograffwyr eraill sy’n cymryd rhan, cliciwch y lincs uwchben y llun.
Clare x