@PugJesusM to HistoryPornEnglish • 6 days agoLondon's first Black police officer, PC Norwell Roberts, 1968imagemessage-square10arrow-up1198arrow-down13
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minus-square@PugJesusOPMlinkEnglish19•6 days 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@jqubedlinkEnglish7•6 days 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•6 days agoNow quality B&W film is way more expensive
minus-square@disguy_ovahealinkEnglish5•edit-26 days 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.