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Part of the problem is a lack of context or composition \u2013 the sky is just an expanse. There\u2019s no there<\/em> there. Compare photos of clouds to something like these interesting photos of buildings in the city<\/a>. Notice how the sky is still there, but it\u2019s been contextualised, given some composition \u2013 and not expected to carry the photo by itself.<\/p>\n Black and White photography is always popular among newcomers to the art because it lends instant gravitas and power to otherwise mundane images. We\u2019d like to encourage every beginning photographer to get past their black-and-white stage as quickly as possible, especially the part where they take super high resolution portraits of people \u2013 especially older folks with a lot of wrinkles and \u2018character\u2019 in their faces \u2013 and filter them to black and white.<\/p>\n There\u2019s nothing wrong with taking some powerful portraits of loved ones, of course, but too often the whole super-detailed black-and-white thing is just a fad, because it instantly elevates your photos to something greater, when the fact is it\u2019s all been done before \u2013 many times, and better.<\/p>\n It\u2019s hard to tell a budding artist not to engage in clich\u00e9, of course, because in part that\u2019s how we learn \u2013 by aping what\u2019s come before, and picking the low-hanging fruit. Some of us will move past that and seek a challenge, and some are always happy to stay in clich\u00e9-land. But when it comes to photos that are worth turning into canvas prints online, you need to move past the clich\u00e9 into something more unique.<\/p>\nSuper Hi-Res Black and White Portraits<\/h2>\n
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