Look VI: Black and White — The Look For Classic Black and White Photo Lovers

Black and white photos are the original form of photography, yet these types of photos have consistently remained a popular art form. If you love a classic-looking photo, it’s easy to understand why: Black and white photography has a knack for evoking strong emotions and feelings that color photography can’t accomplish in quite the same way—wouldn’t you agree?

black and white photo of three young children laying together on the floor

Make Your Favorite Photos Monochrome

What is monochrome? A monochrome image is an image that consists of varying shades of a single color or hue, often grayscale—as with black and white photos. They can also be created using black and white film photography or by converting a color photograph to grayscale.

Monochrome images have a simple and minimalistic quality that can be used to emphasize the subject matter of the image. Without the distraction of color, the viewer can focus on the composition, contrast, and texture of the image. Monochrome images can also create a timeless and classic look, which adds to their ongoing popularity.

black and white elopement photo of a young couple during their first look
stunning bride in her wedding dress approaches her husband-to-be before their wedding ceremony
couple poses on the day of their courthouse elopement for a black and white photo
black and white photo of a young couple strolling through the grass on the day of their elopment

Get the Classic Black and White Look you Love More Easily

PHAiTO helps you achieve a striking black and white aesthetic on your photo with ease. But how, you may ask? PHAiTO is an Ai photo editing software that works within Lightroom to help you achieve accurate, consistent edits easily and near effortlessly.

Trained by a talented team of professional human editors using over 120,000 images, this ai tool is the editing bestie that can help your artistic black and white photography stand out.

woman smiles and leads her partner down a sidewalk as captured by their photographer
brunette woman links an arm with her partner and smiles in a black and white photo

Is this a Black and White Preset for Lightroom?

Our Black and White look is kind of like a preset—if it got a major upgrade. When you use a PHAiTO look, like Black and White or one of the other eight looks we offer, your photos get the ultimate post-production treatment.

Our software makes automatic adjustments to the contrast, white balance, and more on a per-image basis to enhance your photo in all the best ways.

If you ask us, any genre can rock the black and white aesthetic. That said, this look in particular is popular among landscape photographers, wedding photographers, event photographers, and family photographers. Black and white images are particularly stunning, no matter which genre you’re shooting in.

black and white portrait of an adorable baby in jean overalls

Bring Out the Best in Your Black and White Photography

Your black and white photos deserve the ultimate edit so they can stand out exactly as they were meant to. With PHAiTO, you can enjoy a seamless editing experience using ai photo editing software and get the exact look you desire.

Start your 500-image, commitment-free trial today if you love the idea of saving time while achieving the black and white look you desire. We can’t wait to see how you use PHAiTO on your timeless black and white images.