@PugJesusM to HistoryPornEnglish • 1 day agoLondon's first Black police officer, PC Norwell Roberts, 1968imagemessage-square10arrow-up1191arrow-down13
arrow-up1188arrow-down1imageLondon's first Black police officer, PC Norwell Roberts, 1968@PugJesusM to HistoryPornEnglish • 1 day agomessage-square10
minus-squareZatorelinkfedilinkEnglish13•1 day agoThis photo being in B&W makes it look older than it is
minus-square@PugJesusOPMlinkEnglish18•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@jqubedlinkEnglish6•1 day 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]linkfedilinkEnglish7•1 day agoNow quality B&W film is way more expensive
minus-square@disguy_ovahealinkEnglish5•edit-21 day 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.
This photo being in B&W makes it look older than it is
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.