For me a black and white is NOT just a processing technique.
I feel like I yammered on a lot. I just love this topic! For me a black and white is NOT just a processing technique. It’s a type of photograph that stands on it’s own. It’s not something I offer in addition to a color version. It IS the version. I seldom offer both a color and black & white version. Usually it’s either/or but not both. For portraits you can easily offer both versions, but with lifestyle or moment type shots- it’s usually pretty clear to me which one the photograph was born to be and I stay true to the image.