A New York Story in Color!

I don’t make the decision of whether a photograph will be color or B&W lightly. I press the shutter knowing what I want to convey. If the color is part of the story and doesn’t become a distraction, then color it is!

Here are a few snapshots of my recent visit to New York City in color. See the B&W post here.

©Valerie Jardin

Even more legs! ©Valerie Jardin

©Valerie Jardin

Believe it or not but this police officer was actually apologizing for running through my frame! ©Valerie Jardin

If you enjoy what you see, please leave a comment below, visit my website and take a listen to my weekly podcast Street Focus!

Tags: Color, Fujifilm, NYC, X100T, XPhotographer

4 thoughts on “A New York Story in Color!”

Eugenia A Parrish on November 7, 2015 at 4:45 pm said:

I love the moods that your B&W photos convey, but I can see here that the right spot of color can tell a story.

LikeLike

Reply ↓
Paul on November 6, 2015 at 10:38 am said:

I really enjoyed the colour selection, each picture a story, taken together an essay! Lovely images – I’ll keep striving! !

LikeLike

Reply ↓
Lukas Albert on November 5, 2015 at 9:12 am said:

Great shots! My favorite is definitely the last one! It’s funny, this happens all the time to me. I’m framing for a nice background and wait for people coming in. But instead they stop and wait for me to take the shot :)) Normaly I pretend to take a shot and wave them to go on and then take the shot…

LikeLike

Reply ↓
Judy Robb on November 5, 2015 at 8:47 am said:

Thanks for posting such inspiring images, Valerie. As I was scrolling through, I was feeling thankful that I didn’t have to choose a favourite – there are so many superb shots that it would be impossible – although the fellow in red and the bicycle silhouette and the crossing guard and the legs and…

LikeLike

Reply ↓