ABSTRACT
One of the reasons purists often refer to black and white prints as "monochrome" is that it's a much more precise term that also covers prints made in sepia and other tones. Some digital cameras even have black and white or sepia modes for capturing images, but more often than not they actually capture these monochrome images in RGB mode. Arnold Newman's portrait of composer Igor Stravinsky could never have been made in color and have the same impact it has as a monochrome image. Many digital cameras have a black and white mode. Some, including those from Canon and Olympus, include the ability to add digital filters and toning modes along with their monochrome capabilities. Monochrome can be further customized to emulate the color filters used with black and white films to darken skies for example; and one can add common tints like sepia and cyanotype.
