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Ten Reasons to Shoot in Black & White

1. None of that distracting color to deal with.

2. If you're feeling a little blue, it won't show up.

3. You might get on The List!

4. Master your fate: develop it all yourself.

5. Dontcha just love the smell of Dektol in the morning?

6. You'll have something in common with Ansel Adams and Henri Cartier-Bresson.

7. You can use the infamous pickup line "let's go to my darkroom and see what develops"...and mean it!

8. Black & White PICT and GIF files load faster than color.

9. Amber light can be quite romantic.

10. Even the New York Times* says Black & White is back!

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*Page 1, New York Times "Week in Review" section, 1/11/97, celebrated the section's first-ever printing in color by talking about the increasing popularity of B&W.

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