Color vs. B&W, originally uploaded by Nashua Telegraph.

Sometimes as journalists we are faced with an image looking better in
color or black and white. While most images take favor to color, there
is something mysterious of the power of concentrating on just tonal
range. Ansel Adams and Fred Archer in 1941 created a system of
controlling your black and white exposure through placing your shadows
and developing for your highlights called the Zone System. The result
was a constant method for photographers to have full control of black
and white images for years to come. Although now with the digital age,
that system has become more of a theory of sorts, as control with the
digital darkroom is easier for a wider latitude of people to
experience quality images. However, the principles still remain the
same. This image shot today is an example of two different feelings
from the same image. Which one do you like better? Why?

Me? I have my answer but you’ll have to e-mail me to find out cperrine@nashuatelegraph.com

Corey Perrine
The Telegraph
Staff Photographer