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Snapshot: Is black and white the secret to a perfect portrait?

Snapshot: Is black and white the secret to a perfect portrait?

Update: 2025-08-26
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Understand the power of black and white photography with two the UK's most renowned photographers.


In this special Snapshot mini episode, Cambridge Jones and Hugo Burnand answer a listener's question about the power of black and white portrait photography. They explore how black and white images can simplify distractions, enhance composition, and even salvage a photo.


You’ll hear how B&W can evoke timelessness, add emotional depth and create a visual uniformity that colour sometimes disrupts. Hugo also introduces monochrome photography as a compelling alternative and explains how it can elevate portraits in a unique way.


Follow Double Exposure on Instagram @hugoandjones to see the photographs featured in each episode – plus, want answers to your own photography questions? Send them to Cambridge and Hugo via Instagram or email at double.exposureATraconteur.tv




Series producer: Victoria Shepherd


Executive producer: Eve Streeter


Editor: Ella Blaxill


Managing editor: William Miller


 


Music by Eclectic Sounds


 


A Raconteur Studios production

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Snapshot: Is black and white the secret to a perfect portrait?

Snapshot: Is black and white the secret to a perfect portrait?

Raconteur Studios