The Beauty In Black And White

A DigitalNZ Story by wellingtonian

Black and white photograph has it's own very unique feelings when it comes to beauty. 

I feel black and white photos are always a bit harder to take than coloured ones. 

Image: Lady Annie Elizabeth Atkinson

Lady Annie Elizabeth Atkinson

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Unidentified young woman

Unidentified young woman

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Mereana Hall

Mereana Hall

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Unidentified young Maori woman

Unidentified young Maori woman

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Unidentified young woman at the beach

Unidentified young woman at the beach

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Young Maori woman with poi

Young Maori woman with poi

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Portrait of a young woman

Portrait of a young woman

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Miss Hughson

Miss Hughson

Auckland Libraries

Image: Lady Dorothy Onslow

Lady Dorothy Onslow

Auckland Libraries

She is so beautiful, no artificial heavy make up and up dos. And the light was perfect, too.

Image: Miss Dorothy Montague 1911

Miss Dorothy Montague 1911

Auckland Libraries

The last two 

The last two images shows how hard to get everything right, even the photo was perfect, when it comes to printing or scanning, it's still highly likely to go wrong.