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Black and white film can lend a surreal quality to an image.

227 - Langebaan in Ilford HP5+ B&W film

The mystique of black and white photography can be surprisingly simple, yet highly versatile. Going back centuries, artists developed (pun) creative techniques with chemistry and good old analogue cameras, simple lenses and coloured filters. There was no “straight out of camera” bragging. The image making processes involved huge variability and experimentation. A strong red filter and a contrasty, bright image paired with the characteristic grain of Ilford’s HP5 Plus black and white negative film add to the dreamy feel of this image.
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The mystique of black and white photography can be surprisingly simple, yet highly versatile. Going back centuries, artists developed (pun) creative techniques with chemistry and good old analogue cameras, simple lenses and coloured filters. There was no “straight out of camera” bragging. The image making processes involved huge variability and experimentation. A strong red filter and a contrasty, bright image paired with the characteristic grain of Ilford’s HP5 Plus black and white negative film add to the dreamy feel of this image.