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Frederik Trovatten

Photography by Frederik Trovatten

Black and White Street Photography

Most of my street photography is black and white. I didn’t make that choice really, I just kinda happened that I get a taste for monochrome black and white street photography.

All of these photos are shot with either my new Fujifilm  X-T3, Fujifilm x100f, and Ricoh GR II. Both fantastic cameras for b & w street photography.

See also my black and white film photography.

Video: Tips on how to do black & white street photography

Black and white street photography
Black and White Street Photography.

Video of me doing black & white street photos and portraits

 

These are some of my black and white street photography

I’m @trovatten on Instagram. Come and say “hi” 🙂

Street Photography in Black & White Shot with the Fujifilm x100f
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Before I took this black & white portrait of this guy you see above, the man in the right handed him some money. I asked, “could you please do that again?” and he did and I took the shot.
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Street Portrait in BW Shot with the Fujifilm x100f
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Long-exposure: Shutter-speed on 1 second. Shot with the Fujifilm x100f
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Black & White Portrait photography Shot with the Fujifilm x100f
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Tips: When you Black & White Street Photography, you can use the harsh sun to do effects like this
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Street Portrait b&w. Shot with the Ricoh GR II
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A black and white closeup
Mondaine black and white photograph
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B&W Street Photography: Salsa
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Black and White landscape Shot with the Fujifilm x100f
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Candid black and white portrait
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Shot with the Fujifilm x100f
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Black & White Portrait Shot with the Fuji x100f
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BNW Close-up portrait
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B&W Street Portrait
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Black and white iPhone Photography

Most of my photos are in black and white. It was never my intent to do black and white photography only, but for some reason when I look at my b & w portraits, candid and street photography – 90% of the photos are monochrome or black and white. – Even the shots I took using my phone.

In terms of tips for black and white street portraits, I think it’s important to just try everything. One thing I’ve had a lot of fun and success with is using flash for noir and monochrome photography. Today, I actually prefer using the Godox V1 for flash photography.

Most of the shots above are taken with my new favorite camera for street photography called Fujifilm x100f and the Ricoh II. Both cameras perform extremely well and come with built-in black and white, monochrome and noir filters for your JPGs. I normally shoot all my black and white street photography in RAW and edit them in Capture One, which I think is the best RAW Converter and photo editor for Fujifilm.

Tips on doing black and White Street Photography

If you want all my street photography tips, in black and white and color, go here.

Use Flash: Before I got into street photography, I thought flash was a no-go until I started doing my black and white street photos. The camera’s flash is a great tool for doing noir and monochrome portraits – even in the day-time.

Get close: It’s a bit intimidating doing street photography close-up, but it’s really where the good stuff is. And if you use flash, it’s even more important. This black and white street portrait below is shot with my Fujifilm x100f during the day, with flash.

An example of black & white Street Photography with flash in the daytime

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Black & white street photography using flash