

Usually we want our image to be various shades of black. Very rarely in photography do we want a truly black and white image, silhouettes can be an obvious exception. A black and white work toned entirely in a single colour will remain a monochrome work able to stand in the black and white category such a work can be reproduced in black and white in the catalogue of a salon under FIAP Patronage. This image would be black and white, as the pixels are EITHER black or white, there are no 'tones'. Whereas standard color photography (known as polychrome) displays colors from across the spectrum, monochrome photography takes only one single color and uses a range of tones of that color. synonyms: monochromatic, monochromic, monochromous colored, colorful, coloured noun.

(For example by Sepia, red, gold, etc.) A greyscale or multi-colored image modified or giving the impression of having been modified by partial toning, multi-toning or by the inclusion of spot coloring does not meet the definition of monochrome and shall be classified as a Color Work.Ī black and white work fitting from the very dark grey (black) to the very clear grey (white) is a monochrome work with the various shades of grey. Monochrome photography is any photography that utilizes differing amounts of light instead of different colors to capture and represent images. having or appearing to have only one color. contains only shades of grey which can include pure black and pure white) OR it gives the impression of being a greyscale image that has been toned in one color across the entire image. An image is considered to be Monochrome only if it gives the impression of having no color (i.e.
