Double Exposure
Double Exposure
Raconteur Studios
Snapshot: Is black and white the secret to a perfect portrait?
11 minutes Posted Aug 26, 2025 at 4:00 am.
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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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