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Using the photography studio my subjects were things my mother owned and used such as the brightly coloured T-towel in perfect condition, considered too good for washing yup and re-designated as a tray cloth, the lavender perfume or things I use, like washing up liquid, which appear in my photos of my parent’s home. I was simply trying out the difference between approaches. Here the black and white in the flat light looks cold, it deadens the subjects. My next experiment will be to compare my pictures of the home with similar subjects in my own home. I have decided to make photos of my home black and white. I’m wondering what the impact of black and white or colour has on the feeling photographs give. What does it add or take away? Martin Parr abruptly stopped using black and white in favour of colour because, it seems, he could use colour to emphasis aspects of his subjects. He could make the photos sing out “look at me” and so seems to focus on the amusing aspects of life in Britain rather than take a more sensitive approach.