>>2677792Colour is the default, both on camera settings and - hopefully - on your damn eyes.
You have to have a reason to shoot without colour, because the very first thing someone will notice when they look at that picture - no matter its subject - is that it has no colour.
If your photo has no particular reason to be in black and white, then essentially the first thing anyone thinks when looking at it is 'why the fuck is photo in black and white?', or worse, 'would i be able to tell this photo was in some way special if it wasn't for the fact that they chose to put it in black and white as a massive "im being so artistic right now guys" billboard?'.
People who just shoot in black and white no matter what are just diluting the art form, because now when people think 'actually, this might look better in black and white' they must balance it against the fact that black and white photos have become a overused cliche.
