Black & White Nostalgia #2

Decorative drawer on iron cook stove
Garnet, Montana

 

Cook stoves in Garnet are heavy and made of iron. Fancy models have decorations like this door. Making the picture black & white emphasizes its iron construction. I made this black & white version using photo editing software, but all traditional and phone cameras have a built-in setting to create a black & white (or monochrome) picture instantly. On your phone, look through the filters. On a traditional camera, check the menus for a setting called Picture Style or Picture Control (or something similar) and choose the Monochrome option. You may need to increase the contrast to get a look you prefer.

Get help making black & white images with your camera in Photograph Historic Garnet Ghost Town, which starts July 11, 2024, at the Lifelong Learning Center in Missoula, Montana. Find more details and register here.