Monochrome – Ritva Sillanmäki Photography

taking a Selfie

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography May 10, 2021

Black and White photos, Peopleblack and white photo, Monochrome, mood, nainen, selfie, tunnelma, woman13 Comments

I am posting this for no other reason than I like this, I might have posted this before in color. This shot says so much about our culture nowadays. Post yourself in all photos, all in glamorous or nice places. I do not do that many selfies, but I do also like to look my…

Apples

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography March 16, 2021

Still lifeapple, asetelma, Black and white, fruit, hedelmä, Monochrome, omena, still life9 Comments

I have played with my apple images. Granny Smith and Golden Delicious. Shadow and light. Color and black and white.

Faces from the past

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography February 21, 2021February 21, 2021

Peoplememories, Monochrome, muotokuva, old photos, People, perhe, portraits, relatives, vanhat kuvat7 Comments

As in previous post about faces – well people. I started today to look at some old photographs, the first set is my mum and her twin sister. Next my parents and the last two are of my aunt and uncle( my mother’s other sister and her husband) Well this a memories of people passed.

Six years old

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography September 11, 2020September 11, 2020

Black and White photos, People, Photographylight, Monochrome, muotokuva, mustavalkoinen kuva, People, photography, poika, portrait, valo, valokuvaus15 Comments

The dreaded photographer’s block. I,ve had it. I have it now, sort of, As one is mostly at home. You sit on your couch, you look at your beautiful gear, and you just don’t feel it. You can’t think of anything worth shooting. Nothing takes you. It’s frustrating as hell. An empty feeling. At this…

Study of tulip

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography May 13, 2020May 13, 2020

Black and White photos, FlowersBlack & White, edits, flowers, greens, Monochrome, Simplicity, tulips, tulppaani11 Comments

I spent some time editing tulip images, there are only slight differences to this interpretations. The obvious one being some are black and white…other than that its about shades and light. Do you have a favorite

Monochrome Madness -Stairway

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography March 20, 2020March 20, 2020

Black and White photos, Interiorsarchitectural history, barrister, kaide, Monochrome, portaat, stairway2 Comments

CB&W – Chairs and tables

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography March 13, 2020

Black and White photosBlack & White Challenge, CB&W, chairs, Monochrome, mustavalkoinen, pöytiä, tables, tuoleja2 Comments

this week CB&W Chairs and tables. Here is few picks, often they are occupied in my photos.

CB&W~clouds

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography February 27, 2020

Black and White photosBlack and white, CB&W, clouds, Landscape, merri, Monochrome, mustavaloinen, pilvet, Sea8 Comments

I went to look for clouds outside, but lately it has been just gray sky or like to today wonderful blue sky with no clouds. So I searched my archives. For these black and white shots/ edits of clouds.

CB&W – Signs

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography January 30, 2020

Black and White photos, Cities, Traveling USBlack & White, CB&W, city, citylife, ihmisiä, kaupunki, Monochrome, People, Signs6 Comments

Signs are every where, mostly I do not take too much notice of them. These go in the theme what I’ve been posting on the blog lately. My trip to Las Vegas and California. I had to add one from the sign capital, Hong Kong. I have never seen so many signs on a street…

Lily of the valley (B&W)

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography June 3, 2019

Black and White photos, FlowersBlack & White, Flower, kielo, kukka, lily of the valley, luonnonkukka, Monochrome, mustavalkoinen kuva13 Comments

How to survive November~24

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography November 26, 2018November 26, 2018

PhotographyCircus, Monochrome6 Comments

Late, so late I am with my posts. This weekend I visited a winter circus. So much fun!

Minimalist Portrait

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography November 5, 2017

Black and White photos, People, Photographyminimalist, minimalistinen, Monochrome, muotokuva, portrait

Nature’s Knots

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography October 7, 2017October 7, 2017

Black and White photos, Nature, Photographyknots, luonto, macro photography, Monochrome, nature's knots, solmut, yksityiskohdat8 Comments

IN color and IN Monochrome

MM 4-9: Monochrome Madness

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography June 20, 2017

Black and White photos, Photography, Still lifeBlack and white, boat, detail, hämähäkinseitti, http://leannecole.com.au/blog/, Monochrome, Monochrome Madness Challenge, mustavalkoinen kuva, spiderweb, yksityiskohta2 Comments

Here is my post for MM 4-9: Monochrome Madness a detail from a boat and spiderweb

MM 4/7 – empty bottles

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography June 7, 2017June 5, 2017

Black and White photos, Photography, Still lifeempty bottles, Monochrome, Monochrome Madness Challenge, old barn, old bottles, pullot, vanhoja pulloja10 Comments

It is interesting what you can find in an old barns, I have visited this ones yearly and still always something new pops up, like these bottles. More Monochrome photos at Monochrome Madness, please visit.

MM 4-6: Repetition

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography May 31, 2017May 23, 2017

Black and White photos, Photography, Still lifeart, black and white photo, jouset, Monochrome, Monochrome Madness Challenge, mustavalkoinen, repetition, string, toisto4 Comments

Weeks pass so quickly, here is my entry for MM 4-6: Monochrome Madness This is a theme week, Repetition being the topic. Here is my take on it.

MM 4-5: Hook

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography May 24, 2017May 23, 2017

Black and White photos, Photography, Still lifeBlack & White, hook, koukku, Monochrome, Monochrome Madness Challenge, mustavalkoinen

Weeks pass so quickly, here is my entry for MM 4-5: Monochrome Madness A HOOK.

Street photography in Helsinki

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography May 14, 2017May 14, 2017

Cities, People, Photographyfinland, Helsinki, history, Kapteeninkatu, katukuvaus, katunäkymä, Monochrome, mustavalkoinen kuva, People, street life, street photography, street view, travel2 Comments

Street photography at Kapteeninkatu in Helsinki. The Finnish flag was Half-mast for our former President Mauno Koivisto who had passed away the day before. I have photos in color and Monochrome, for some reason they appeal to me in street photography. What your opinion about it?

Monochrome 4 – 3 – clothes pegs

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography May 10, 2017May 7, 2017

Photography, Still lifeclothes pegs, clothespin, Monochrome, Monochrome Madness Challenge, mustavalkoinen, pyykkipoika, still life3 Comments

This week I have picked a detail I saw, I haven’t for years dried my clothes outside. somebody obviously still does, clothes pegs, is my pick for Monochrome Madness this week. This time the original is included for comparison,

MM 4-2 – Movement

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography May 3, 2017April 26, 2017

Cities, Nature, Photography, TravelLiike, Monochrome, Monochrome Madness Challenge, Movement!, vesi, vesiputous, water, Waterfalls4 Comments

The theme is movement or moving, here is my interpretation for Monochrome Madness this week.

Here is my post for MM-4-1 – for some reason the original post had disappeared, so here it is again.

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