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Black & White Sunday: How to tell a story through B&W photography (response to guest challenge)

Taking part in challenges means stepping out of one’s comfort zone and trying something new. I have not thought about taking photos of people before being challenged by my guest photo challengers. Today I am trying to respond to Allan’s challenge: How to tell a story through B&W photography.

Living off love

Living off coffee

Living off tourists

Please join us with your stories in photos and leave links and pingbacks to your posts. Happy Sunday!

Don’t forget to click on the links bellow to see the entries to this challenge:

Taking a Break in the Born

What’s the story?

Swimming is so much fun!

After the wedding

Mother and child

I see no angels

Double exposure plus some street photography

Wherein the Beautiful GBH Sticks Her Landing

Auckland Streets

The Seeker of Photos

B&W, B&W, Black & White Sunday, Photography

Black & White Sunday, photography

65 responses to “Black & White Sunday: How to tell a story through B&W photography (response to guest challenge)”

Debbie Smyth

June 28, 2015 at 12:21 am

That’s a nice series Paula. I wouldn’t have known you hadn’t shot people before.

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1. Paula
  
  June 28, 2015 at 11:08 am
  
  😉 Thank you, Debbie. I am glad that you like it.
  
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2. themofman
  
  June 28, 2015 at 7:55 pm
  
  Paula is doing beautifully as a virtual newcomer to street photography.
  
  It can be nerve-racking to get withing 20 feet of complete strangers, aim a camera at them and start shooting. With the passion for it; however, and the willingness to take the risk one can create something beautiful and culturally important for their community.
  
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cobbies69

June 28, 2015 at 1:27 am

I love black and white, they seem to create a better atmosphere/ mood..

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1. Paula
  
  June 28, 2015 at 11:08 am
  
  No arguments there. Thanks a lot, Gerry.
  
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2. themofman
  
  June 28, 2015 at 7:56 pm
  
  I agree!
  
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Linda Arthur Tejera

June 28, 2015 at 1:31 am

These are great, Paula!

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1. Paula
  
  June 28, 2015 at 4:18 pm
  
  Appreciate it. Have a great Sunday, Linda!
  
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black & white sunday: how to tell a story through b&w photography | A Meditative Journey with Saldage

June 28, 2015 at 1:45 am

[…] inspired by Lost in Translation […]

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morselsandscraps

June 28, 2015 at 3:00 am

I love your captions and you do b&w people beautifully.

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1. Paula
  
  June 28, 2015 at 4:52 pm
  
  Thanks, Meg 🙂
  
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Uday Narayanan

June 28, 2015 at 3:15 am

Paula — brilliant! If this is what stepping out of comfort zone can produce, you should really do it more often 🙂 These images are worth all the effort. I love them all, but it is the first two that really stand out for me. In both the images, the subjects are at complete ease despite your presence as a photographer. It’s almost as though you weren’t there. And by making yourself ‘invisible’ you’ve allowed the viewer to establish a direct connect with the subjects. It is the viewer who is looking at them, interacting with them, not the photographer.
I also love how you have composed these shots, especially the first one in which every single element is contributing to the image.

PS: Sunday was well worth the wait! 🙂

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1. Paula
  
  June 28, 2015 at 10:49 am
  
  Yours is opinion I have always set great store by. Thank you, Uday.
  
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restlessjo

June 28, 2015 at 7:33 am

He’s pretty amazing, Allan, isn’t he, and you’ve made a great response, Paula! I like all three and your captions are excellent too. You have a wicked sense of humour 🙂 Fascinating musical backdrop too. You scored well on this challenge! Have a happy Sunday 🙂 Hope you are relaxing.

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1. Paula
  
  June 28, 2015 at 11:09 am
  
  I appreciate your evaluation, Jo 😀 Thank you 🙂
  
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Taking a Break in the Born | Travel with Intent

June 28, 2015 at 8:00 am

[…] Linked to B&W Sunday. […]

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76sanfermo

June 28, 2015 at 9:57 am

Three interesting stories , here…
Bravo,Paula!

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1. Paula
  
  June 28, 2015 at 4:52 pm
  
  Ti ringrazio Anna. I look forward to seeing what you will do in black and white as of this summer 🙂
  
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Black & White Sunday: How to Tell a Story Through B&W photography | WordsVisual

June 28, 2015 at 10:36 am

[…] For more, go here. […]

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Sue

June 28, 2015 at 10:38 am

Nice ones, Paula! Here’s my rather poor attempt: http://suejudd.com/2015/06/28/black-white-sunday-how-to-tell-a-story-through-bw-photography/

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1. Paula
  
  June 28, 2015 at 5:06 pm
  
  Does it feel good to do something different Sue? We are both far from our usual subject matters 🙂 I Iike this response of yours.
  
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  1. Sue
    
    June 28, 2015 at 6:07 pm
    
    I have actually done similar street stuff before! 😀
    
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365dniwobiektywielg

June 28, 2015 at 10:53 am

Cool shot of a couple of lovers and is in black and white

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1. Paula
  
  June 28, 2015 at 11:09 am
  
  🙂
  
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Paula’s B&W Sunday Photo Challenge (June 28) | Through My Eyes

June 28, 2015 at 11:31 am

[…] in Paula’s blog Lost in Translation as a part of Black & White Sunday Photo Challenge. Paula has already responded to this challenge. Attracted by the interesting topic of this B&W challenge, I am also sharing a few monochrome […]

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ashleyhallpw

June 28, 2015 at 12:57 pm

Love these shots! I’m currently more obsessed than usual with B&W photography, as some of my recent photography posts on my blog probably show.
It’s just so brilliant at capturing atmosphere, character, and highlighting details that colour photography can miss.

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1. Paula
  
  June 28, 2015 at 3:27 pm
  
  Thank you, Ashley. I will pay you a visit soon.
  
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Tish Farrell

June 28, 2015 at 3:52 pm

This is a great series of photos, Paula. The subjects so well caught, and aptly captioned. There’s a real quality of classic timelessness about each composition too.

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1. Paula
  
  June 28, 2015 at 4:00 pm
  
  This is making me warm around the heart 🙂
  
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LDG luciledegodoy

June 28, 2015 at 4:22 pm

Great things are done when outside the comfort zone. You just proved that.

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1. Paula
  
  June 28, 2015 at 5:22 pm
  
  🙂 Muito obrigada
  
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  1. LDG luciledegodoy
    
    June 28, 2015 at 8:08 pm
    
    De nada!
    
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Another Guest Challenge Awaits | Modes of Flight Blog

June 28, 2015 at 6:08 pm

[…] you up for this self-challenge? Jump to Lost in Translation, take a look at this approach, take your time, take your best shot and have fun with this. Take on the challenge, and leave links […]

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klara b

June 28, 2015 at 6:19 pm

nice series, Paula.
Mine was taken yesterday with a “big” camera (that I rarely use for shooting people) BUT in a crowd of an open air concert and with 200mm. that’s how shy I am 🙂
http://lessywannagohome.blogspot.be/2015/06/bw-sunday-how-to-tell-story-through-b.html

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Colline

June 28, 2015 at 6:50 pm

I enjoyed looking at your response Paula – it is an interesting challenge this week. Your photos are so crisp and clear.

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1. Paula
  
  June 28, 2015 at 6:56 pm
  
  Many thanks, Colline 🙂
  
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tms

June 28, 2015 at 7:14 pm

Paula, I like all three of your photos. I guess one day I’ll have to muster the courage… But people are even paranoid about me photographing house fronts… Well, as for your pictures, I would not mind seeing more of the kind! Thanks for sharing.

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1. Paula
  
  June 28, 2015 at 7:16 pm
  
  🙂 Your appreciation means a lot to me. I may try it again sometime. I find it easier to do in a foreign place – like here in Lisbon, in a town bigger than my own. Locals at my home town would beat a c. out of me :D.
  
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Telling Black and White Stories | lucile de godoy

June 28, 2015 at 7:39 pm

[…] Paula, from Lost in Translation, is hosting a Guest Challenge where Allan Hamilton shares key aspects to consider on how to tell a story through black and white photography. Allan has given superb tips,which you can find here. […]

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Cardinal Guzman

June 28, 2015 at 7:58 pm

These are wonderful street portraits Paula.

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1. Paula
  
  June 28, 2015 at 7:59 pm
  
  *beaming with satisfaction* 😀
  
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Double exposures plus some street | Cardinal Guzman

June 28, 2015 at 9:18 pm

[…] https://bopaula.wordpress.com/2015/06/28/black-white-sunday-how-to-tell-a-story-through-bw-photograp… […]

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Wherein the Beautiful Great Blue Heron Sticks Her Landing | Babsje Heron

June 28, 2015 at 11:00 pm

[…] thanks to Paula for hosting her Black & White Sunday. Paula’s topic this week is telling a story. The first part of the story told in this photo […]

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babsje

June 28, 2015 at 11:05 pm

Hi Paula – the people photos are something very different from you, and they are very dynamic – plus your titles add a lot. Living off coffee, especially.

The photo for my submission is a follow-up to my last monochrome entry – in that post, I alluded to the heron bursting into flight, and here she is mid- flight: https://babsjeheron.wordpress.com/2015/06/28/wherein-the-beautiful-great-blue-heron-sticks-her-landing/ Best, Babsje

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lisadorenfest

June 29, 2015 at 12:04 am

I am in love with these shots Paula. I’d say that you stepped out from your comfort zone right into another one. I hope you keep snapping street because you’ve got an eye for it!

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Late | Beyond the Brush Photography

June 30, 2015 at 8:09 pm

[…] Black and White Sunday with Paula at Lost in Translation – how to tell a story through bw photography […]

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Lynne Ayers

June 30, 2015 at 8:11 pm

A couple of days late but nonetheless, my contribution Paula – https://beyondthebrushphotography.wordpress.com/2015/06/30/late/

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1. Paula
  
  July 1, 2015 at 8:40 am
  
  Thank you very much, Lynne. I was really surprised to see your entry. That market looks so much like one in Zagreb.
  
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  1. Lynne Ayers
    
    July 1, 2015 at 4:58 pm
    
    I was in Zagreb many years ago, but no, much closer to home, Ottawa.
    
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Lynne Ayers

June 30, 2015 at 8:20 pm

Great captures, Paula. I’ve only fairly recently stepped into this realm and there are an inordinate number of shots of the backs of people 🙂 but I’m loving it. I love the story telling ability of street photography and black and white is a great medium for it.

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1. Paula
  
  July 1, 2015 at 8:40 am
  
  Thank you very much Lynne. I agree with you. Keep up the great work!
  
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Madhu

July 1, 2015 at 12:18 pm

‘Living off coffee’ is my favourite 🙂 Fab gallery and music Paula.

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1. Paula
  
  July 1, 2015 at 12:19 pm
  
  😀 I know of your addiction, Madhu 🙂 Thank you so much.
  
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NW Frame of Mind

July 1, 2015 at 9:47 pm

Lovely portraits, Paula and I like your theme of “working” that ties them together. It’s a little past Sunday but I wanted to get in on this one and have included a photo from April that I’ve been wanting to try in B&W and a photo that I took yesterday just for this challenge. Thanks for pushing me to look for something new. 🙂

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1. Paula
  
  July 1, 2015 at 9:49 pm
  
  Oh, I am so glad you decided to participate, Lisa. Waiting for your link 🙂
  
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  1. NW Frame of Mind
    
    July 1, 2015 at 9:51 pm
    
    It’s ready now. 🙂
    
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    1. Paula
      
      July 1, 2015 at 9:52 pm
      
      Thank you .. reading it 🙂 🙂
      
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Telling Stories Through Black and White Photography: Waiting For Food and Fun | Northwest Frame of Mind

July 1, 2015 at 9:50 pm

[…] Every week Paula of Lost in Translation hosts a fun Black & White Sunday challenge and this week she’s welcomed guest host Allan Hamilton to share his expertise on the subject of narrative black and white photography. Allan’s guest post is full of great tips for creating engaging images that provoke thought without the distraction of color and I encourage everyone who’s interested in black and white photography to spend a few minutes reading both his post and Paula’s response. […]

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bebs1

July 2, 2015 at 3:25 am

i have difficulty with street photography as I feel shy/guilty of taking them. Maybe this is just the challenge I need to overcome it. Thank you!

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1. Paula
  
  July 2, 2015 at 8:21 am
  
  I feel the same way, believe me, and I did solely because my guests requested it 🙂 I’ll be glad to see some posts from you.
  
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Black & White Sunday: How to Tell A Story Through B&W Photography | Daffodil Hill Photography

July 2, 2015 at 4:15 am

[…] by looking at the link in the menu The Bride’s Fundraiser. Till then let’s get back to Paula’s Guest Photo challenge. I love the idea of this post but find it hard to tell stories through photos […]

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The Jagged Man

July 2, 2015 at 4:18 am

Late as ever, well I got you my guest post on time, but I have a great reason for being so. None the less here is my take on this theme. : http://daffodilhillphotography.com/2015/07/01/black-white-sunday-how-to-tell-a-story-through-bw-photography/
Peace~ John

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July 2, 2015 at 10:13 am

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rommel

July 18, 2015 at 8:49 am

Outstanding photographs. That second shot is one of the ultimate bests I’ve seen! You should do something with it. A showing. Frame it. Enter it in a contest. Something. It’s really, really, really, really good!

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1. Paula
  
  July 29, 2015 at 9:21 am
  
  Nice to hear that you like it so much. That second shot is my favourite here.
  
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