Not to long ago I was looking through some antique black and white photographs. Some of them were vignetted(vin-yet-ed) in white. In those days it was very difficult to get that look. Most times it was done in the darkroom process. Having cut my teeth in the darkroom I know how difficult it was to achieve this look. It involved having a piece of black cardboard with a hole in it. The printer would hold the cardboard under the enlarger head so that light would pass through the hole but the light would be blocked from reaching the paper around the edges. Thus leaving your edges white. But you had to be a steady hand and not have the cardboard to close or to far from the paper.
This is a classic Portrait look that was popular with traditional painters of Portraits centuries ago.
I call it Simply Black and White. If it is time for portraits of your children ask us about including this look in your next session with us.
