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minus-square@[email protected]OPMlinkfedilinkEnglish18•1 day 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@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•23 hours agoAlso easier to develop and process yourself than most color processes, so it could be done without going to a lab.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-223 hours 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.
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!
Also easier to develop and process yourself than most color processes, so it could be done without going to a lab.
Now quality B&W film is way more expensive
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.