For nearly a century, almost all photographic images were in black and white . Even after the emergence of a viable color methods in the early 20th century, black and white remained the choice of most artists, journalists, and other "serious" photographers. This was partly due to the relative ease and lower cost of processing black and white, and partly due to the notion that somehow B&W was more artistic. But over the last several decades, as the cost has fallen and ease of processing has increased, color has become more popular with professional photographers. And now digital photography has removed the final barriers; it has never been easier to work in color.
Still for many, black and white is the true artist's medium. They argue that black & white images are better at exploring form, light, shadow, texture, and other formal aspects of the medium. Color images are at their best when they explore the one thing that black and white images can not: color. It may sound overly simple, but the fact is many images lose visual impact due to distracting color. Here is a simple test to see of the color use is important to an image—remove it (desaturate the image). If the image does not suffer (or even gets better), then perhaps it should be left as such.
Create an image in which color is integral.
Read Freeman, chapter 4.
Shoot photographs that demonstrate/explore color. The goal of this assignment is to call attention to the visual impact of color and its importance as a design element. Color should not be incidental to the images—color should be the main focus; they should suffer if the color is removed.
As with the previous assignments, the subject matter is up to you (people, objects, landscapes, architecture, etc.), as long as the image meets the other requirements.