Film Noir Photography

Let's go back to the atmosphere of 1940-1950s , to represent the genre of film noir.

Film noir is the style of filmmaking characterized by such elements as cynical heroes, stark lighting effects, frequent use of flashbacks, intricate plots, and an underlying existentialist philosophy. The genre was prevalent mostly in American crime dramas of the post-World War II era. The popular styling feature is the black & white composition which forms an unique aesthetics.

The Movie: Sin City.

The photosociety gave us opportunity to try cinematic genre to go to photography. For stronger entourage they have brought a faux brick wall, an old telephone, a pistol, cigarettes and etc. I've put my camera to b&w mode to see the results straight away.