Monochrome Definition
What is Monochrome
The Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB) defines a monochrome image as one featuring tones of neutral grey ranging from transparent/white to opaque/black, or an image entirely toned in a single colour (such as sepia or cyanotype).
Acceptable Monochrome:
Infrared photographs
These are widely considered a distinct form of monochrome photography, the classic infrared style—with its signature glowing white foliage and dark skies—is a stark, black-and-white aesthetic.
However Infrared images processed to show "false colours" cannot be considered Monochrome as the additional colours fall outside the PAGB definition.
Other Disallowed Colour Images:
The Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB) defines a monochrome image as one featuring tones of neutral grey ranging from transparent/white to opaque/black, or an image entirely toned in a single colour (such as sepia or cyanotype).
Acceptable Monochrome:
- Standard black and white images.
- Images in a single hue, including digitally colourized images or chemical toning processes like sepia of Cyanotype.
Infrared photographs
These are widely considered a distinct form of monochrome photography, the classic infrared style—with its signature glowing white foliage and dark skies—is a stark, black-and-white aesthetic.
However Infrared images processed to show "false colours" cannot be considered Monochrome as the additional colours fall outside the PAGB definition.
Other Disallowed Colour Images:
- Images featuring partial toning.
- Images that use "colour popping" (adding a single spot of colour to an otherwise black and white background).
