27 Beautiful Black and White Portraits
Following are 27 beautiful black and white portraits to inspire you to take some portraits this week – enjoy!
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73 Responses to “27 Beautiful Black and White Portraits” - Add Yours
March 17th, 2012 at 1:24 am
Some really beautiful black and white images!
March 17th, 2012 at 2:06 am
As we have had travel Italy here is a black and white from Italy – gives it a vintage feel:
http://wildlifeencounters.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Scenes-from-Italy-and-the-Alps/G0000ID.UepOSY4U/I0000joLEKRIPwgU
March 17th, 2012 at 2:41 am
Classic B&W shot
http://kerstenbeckphotoart.wordpress.com/2012/03/14/the-uss-midway/
March 17th, 2012 at 2:53 am
The snow looks so wonderful in black and white!
March 17th, 2012 at 2:54 am
If I could photograph people 100% in black and white, I would. Raw and beautiful.
March 17th, 2012 at 3:34 am
Can’t wait.
Check out my black and white here:
http://Disney-Photography-Blog.blogspot.com.
March 17th, 2012 at 5:05 am
I love Black & WHite ..lovely photographs.
March 17th, 2012 at 7:52 am
The shot of the couple walking in the snow is just beautiful!
March 17th, 2012 at 7:57 am
what do you think about this one ?
https://secure.flickr.com/photos/azety/6916071729/in/photostream
March 17th, 2012 at 9:36 am
WOW! These are incredible, the range of light in these photos is amazing. Great post!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lendog64/4557804773/
March 17th, 2012 at 10:35 am
I have always preferred B&W photography. I once heard, and it is true, “Color photographs show the color of their clothes, Black and White shows their soul.”
March 17th, 2012 at 12:22 pm
Very diverse collection of black & white images and I especially like the final image, shot from above with all the items around, totally unique perspective. I feel like I saw that shot before as the classic 12″ Powerbook in the shot stuck out then and now as well.
A pole dancer I photographed and converted to black & white in Silver Efex Pro 3:
http://jasoncollinphotography.com/blog/2010/3/25/pole-dancer-model-portrait-session-at-raw-vibes.html
March 17th, 2012 at 6:18 pm
Wow, incredible shots. I love it!
I made some B/W portraits as well, feel free to comment and help me improve:
http://500px.com/PatriksKirs/photos
March 17th, 2012 at 8:38 pm
THE 2 LAST ARE VERY UGLY
March 17th, 2012 at 8:39 pm
( im talking about jmoodyjr and Jason St. Petersburg Photographer in comments )
March 18th, 2012 at 8:42 am
My Mom-in-Law enjoying an afternoon in the sun with a dragonfly!
March 18th, 2012 at 10:21 pm
Black and white is awesome! There were a few beauty’s there.
I made some B&W Candid Portraits, using selective lighting:
http://samvanvlerken.500px.com/#/1
March 19th, 2012 at 3:58 am
Very inspiring! I’m working on my black & white photo for the weekly challenge. It’s nice to see a range of portraits and how each photographer uses light differently. Thanks for compiling these for your post!
March 19th, 2012 at 11:21 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvermoonapps/6848588334/in/photostream
March 20th, 2012 at 1:47 am
I love B&W! Heres my share of Maria..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/allanj/6801261869/in/set-72157623035567713
March 20th, 2012 at 2:45 pm
I usually don’t take portrait photos, but I took this one of a friend of mine and I liked the (lucky) result:
Baba B/W
March 21st, 2012 at 5:20 am
Here is one from a wedding I shot last August…The grooms father makes his own cigars!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/outtafocusphoto/6854515354/sizes/l/in/photostream/
March 21st, 2012 at 12:59 pm
Yeah I love B & W, I also like BW darkroom work. I’ve not done for over 20 yrs.
March 23rd, 2012 at 2:05 am
Wonderful examples here.
My personal favourite is the man on the park bench; I don’t really know why.
March 23rd, 2012 at 2:21 am
Jeff, its only when one wears ugly goggles, that you then see ugly photos, the photos are snapshots of reality; photography is not about ugly/beautiful.
March 23rd, 2012 at 2:23 am
Snow in BW wicked, here is my attempt http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/andresmorrison/6964247859/
March 23rd, 2012 at 2:35 am
My little model…
March 23rd, 2012 at 2:37 am
High contrast photos.. i wander the Adobe1998 color space is more suitable than SRGB???? But Adobe1998 is poor in shadow detail??
March 23rd, 2012 at 3:09 am
Just goes to show you don’t always need colour, fab photos.
March 23rd, 2012 at 4:27 am
The thing I love most about photography is that amazing photos do not have to be beautiful. None of these photographs are ugly – they have character, meaning, curiosity, wonder, movement and life. That is what photography/art is all about. Love these photos you bring us to look at and learn from.
March 23rd, 2012 at 4:30 am
These are beautiful – I particularly like the angle the last photo has been taken from. Very effective
March 23rd, 2012 at 4:40 am
Simply delicious….food for the soul, candy for the eyes!
Black & white….YES!
Inswpiring work!
March 23rd, 2012 at 4:41 am
LOL….Elmer Fudd chimed in with the final statement.
March 23rd, 2012 at 9:12 am
What beautifully captured emotion in those photos!! They are truly inspiring.
March 23rd, 2012 at 10:31 am
Great and inspiring B&W images. Here is my contribution.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/timshel2010/6983479707/in/photostream
March 23rd, 2012 at 9:46 pm
I think I can recognise a bad photo, to my own satisfaction anyway, but what is an ugly photo?
March 24th, 2012 at 7:06 am
My two cents of B/W…
March 24th, 2012 at 6:58 pm
Hi Darren,
Do you know a book that talks about all lenses and light??? I’m new and trying to understand lenses that are using in photography. Thanks a lot
March 24th, 2012 at 8:24 pm
use light to make the portrait stand out:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amirpaz/4685549988/in/set-72157617668383580
Amir
March 25th, 2012 at 1:27 am
I love B&W and these are just spectacular! The subjects in may of them were perfect for this medium.
March 25th, 2012 at 2:54 am
I’m new to photography and my 2 clicks are here… feed back are most welcome……
http://www.flickr.com/photos/3gchandscv_phot_2012/7011174175/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/3gchandscv_phot_2012/7011174167/
March 25th, 2012 at 6:11 am
Lovely photos, reminds me how much I love B&W
March 28th, 2012 at 7:45 pm
Thank you for these examples. My contribution:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kon-a-n/6852912081/
March 29th, 2012 at 11:21 am
just wonderfull images. i love them all and really love the way they put the b&w. amazing. thanks for the tips
April 9th, 2012 at 11:27 am
Powerful and stunning stuff!
August 21st, 2012 at 2:55 pm
Absolutely stunning photos. Black and white makes you appreciate the content so much more than color…and I love color.
September 19th, 2012 at 6:42 pm
Awesome photos. I so love it.=D
January 25th, 2013 at 7:40 am
Thanks Darren. Very inspiring, especially the lighting.
Best
Jay
January 25th, 2013 at 9:39 am
Inspiring shots. One of my b/w images of a saint :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vipulvaibhav/6865165261/in/photostream
would love to hear comments and critiques
January 25th, 2013 at 9:42 am
Inspiring and stunning.
Here’s one of my personal favorite black and white portraits – http://www.phogropathy.com/alex/
January 25th, 2013 at 9:48 am
very inspiring here is my friend
http://500px.com/photo/18732417
January 25th, 2013 at 10:07 am
awesome portraits..very inspiring..
My best portrait, i cant get anything better than my kids’
http://www.flickr.com/photos/msranjith/8296630424/in/photostream
January 25th, 2013 at 10:33 am
Many of these literally took my breath away. Just stunning.
January 25th, 2013 at 10:51 am
These are the images that inspire you to get out there and persevere with portraiture. Brilliant.
January 25th, 2013 at 11:05 am
There’s a lot of beautiful shots in that set – My faves, are the 1st, and the 18th (the macro of the eye) just for the tone alone. Although the second last one is right up there.
I think this one is about my favorite shot that I’ve taken in a very long while (although it is digital and not film, with a bit of Lightroom thrown in).
http://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/1967729/viewall#/31275179
January 25th, 2013 at 11:56 am
I accidentally posted to an earlier article this evening. Reposting for this week’s contest.
My pensive pal in B&W
http://chrisvbphotos.blogspot.com/2013/01/for-oft-when-on-my-couch-i-lie-in.html
January 25th, 2013 at 1:10 pm
Some very good shots here, I like the medium format film portraits- quite a few of them here. Film is amazing for portraits. I don’t know if anyone noticed nut there is a well known portrait by Steve McCurry in one of those photos. My portrait collection of strangers and friends http://www.piotrekziolkowski.com/portraits
January 25th, 2013 at 2:42 pm
Beautiful B&W photos!
January 25th, 2013 at 2:58 pm
January 25th, 2013 at 6:27 pm
Thanks for sharing…all photos are awesome!
Here are some B&W taken by me
Black and White
January 25th, 2013 at 8:16 pm
They just took my breath away. Stunning stuff!
January 25th, 2013 at 11:13 pm
I enjoyed the photographs. My only, “hopefully constructive”, comment is that I feel that the photo of the woman holding the curtain aside would have had more impact if she was looking OUT the window and not at the photographer. By doing so it would have led the viewer to wonder just what she saw out that window, This is simply my opinion – yours may differ.
January 26th, 2013 at 12:01 am
Great stuff
Here is one BW portrait taken on the street
http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetghost/3258519541/
January 26th, 2013 at 1:20 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/endiwirawan/6946352175/in/photostream
January 26th, 2013 at 4:53 am
Beautiful indeed!
January 26th, 2013 at 7:53 am
Here is my first B&W Portrait
http://www.flickr.com/photos/89943027@N03/8398073281/
January 26th, 2013 at 12:15 pm
I agree with you Gordon on your “hopefully constructive” view. It would have been quite dramatic if that woman was looking out and one(viewer) would’ve found a story there. It is indeed a stunning picture – lighting and composition, brilliant but just a ‘pose’ portrait, which makes it ‘ordinary’. Also, my opinion.
January 27th, 2013 at 3:08 am
Here my exercise in B&W:
http://pdf34.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/weekly-photo-challenge-black-and-white-portraits/
January 27th, 2013 at 3:49 am
I like these, some of the images look very familiar, are they not from an earlier post ? Still like them.
I like black and white and while it can forgive you in some areas in others it can be just as unforgiving.
I was trying to remember by favourite B/W, and one that popped into my head is in this post : http://www.dewandemmer.com/bridal-wedding-photoshoot-%E2%80%93-palazzo-hotel-%E2%80%93-monte-casino-%E2%80%93-johannesburg-%E2%80%93-part-ii/
I am really starting to appreciate that the beauty of an image is in the eye of the beholder, what I consider bland and uninspired you may see the exact opposite. Perspective.
January 27th, 2013 at 1:15 pm
HERE Is my work////
was a Boy…
January 27th, 2013 at 11:36 pm
In reply to Dewan Demmer… I thought your photo of the bride on the stairs is something special, Dewan. It’s not black and white – therefore I’m getting off message rather – but you must have made the new couple very happy. The woman lying on the couch isn’t bad either… Nice work!
January 28th, 2013 at 1:13 pm
Those are done great examples. I love black and white photography and shoot it almost all the time other then paid wedding and portrait sessions.
This image was taken with my Fuji xe-1 and 50mm 1.4 lens.
http://flic.kr/p/dPcCz4
January 28th, 2013 at 1:14 pm
Those are done great examples. I love black and white photography and shoot it almost all the time other then paid wedding and portrait sessions.
http://flic.kr/p/dPcCz4
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