Paris in Black and White
Hand in hand at the Louvre in Paris
Black and White Photos From Paris
Henri Cartier-Bresson-Inspired Photo Essay
Two years ago, almost to the day, we were in Paris and lucked out as we discovered a Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibit at Centre Pompidou. Armed with a new camera, the Fujifilm X-Pro2, and a new set of editing tools, I kept this in mind while in Paris.
Paris has an old-fashioned charm that lends itself to black-and-white photography. Black-and-white photography is an emotional link to the past, and often, when we think of the past and history, it is in black-and-white.
It makes the photos timeless. I find myself concentrating on other parts of the image. It is in everything from composition to focal point and gradients from black to white.
A waiter at Café St. Regis in the Latin Quarter of Paris
When walking around the streets of Paris, I think of the millions of people who have visited here over the years and throughout history. It is a humbling yet exhilarating feeling, and I hope to have made a small contribution to documenting "Life in Paris" for a few days in April 2016.
A young boy on making a phone call in Aulnay-sous-Bois outiside Paris
A high contrast black and white photo of the Eiffel Tower
Pedestrians walking below the Eiffel Tower in Paris
Two men relieving themselves between two cars in Paris
Café patrons along Rue Mouffetard in Paris
Pantheon, Paris
Waiting for the driver
A man reads his paper in Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris
Rainy day in Paris
A young man gets off the metro in Paris
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The photos in this article are made using a Fujifilm X-Pro2. Lenses: XF 14mm f/2.8 R - XF 23mm f/1.4 R - XF 35mm f/2 R WR - XF 90mm f/2 R LM WR (links to my camera and lens reviews). RAW compressed files were processed using Lightroom with the Fujifilm Acros film simulation.
