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Creating different moods with sepia and black & white photos
by Lilian ·
Majority of the younger generations probably never had their photos taken in black & white. But for those of us who are in our 30s and above, definitely have some babies photos taken in black & white film.
I still remember the excitement when I was about 10 years old when the first coloured photos appeared. (coloured photos available much earlier but we didn’t own a camera then. you can read the history of photography from
Wikipedia) Now, we view black and white and sepia photos as novelty. I know many wedding photographers adore taking wedding photos in sepia to achieve that antique look.
My cameras have the option of sepia and black & white. Once in a while, I twiddle with the button. I found it great to blur out messy background. 
However, you can easily turn your photos taken in colour to sepia or black & white with just a button. This way, you have an option to get a photo in colour, sepia or black & white. Otherwise, if you take a photo in black & white, you cannot turn it into colour photo.
A colour photo can be switched to B&W, back to colour and B&W or sepia.
So have fun playing around with Picasa 2 (link button available on the right bar) and create that special feel to your photos. It is a refreshing change to all the colour photos we see.
If you want inspirations for black & white photos composition, do check out Flickr. Flickr has a host of black & white photographs pool. I haven’t join any because their B&W photos look mighty artistic, so shy to join. 
