Black and White Photography

All photography was originally monochrome or black and white. Even after color film was readily available black and white photography continue to dominate for decades, due to its lower cost and its classic photography looks. It is impotant to note that some monochramatic picture are not always pure black and white but contain other hues depending on the process. The Cyanotype process for example produce an image of blue and white for example.

Many photographers continue to produce some monochrome images. Some full digital images are processed using varities of techniques to create black and white, some camera have been produced to exclusively shoot monochrome.