Black and white images showing the beauty of color.
No red, no blue, no green. Just black but lots of color.
Colorful black skin
Models: Jamar Reed, Donte Newman, Michael Rice, Eric Dow
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Monochrome Images – Men of Color
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Washington, DC Model – Donte
Donte – DC Male model wearing striped knitted sweater.
This is from our 3rd photo shoot. Due to busy schedules it is difficult to find time to shoot. When time does permit we are both pleased with the results.
The first image was taken in existing light.
Portraits: Donte Newman and the Vintage Shirt
Photoshoot with Washington, DC model Donte Newman.
Donte Newman is a hard-working DC model. He was born and raised in Washington and is a proud graduate of Ballou High School.
This was the third time Donte and I worked together. The previous two shoots were studio shoots done totally with strobe lights. I wanted something different and decided to move away from flash and work with natural lighting.
The shirt that Donte is wearing is a black and white knit one that I have had in my closet for about 20 years. I like the shirt but I had never won it because after buying it I never thought it looked right on me. I had even suggested it to a few models before but they just were not feeling it. The shirt has to be at least 2 decades old as I purchased it from Woodward & Lothrop – a Washington, DC department store that closed in 1995. Donte liked the shirt and decided to wear it with some jeans. It was a good look.
When reviewing the pictures it seemed that they called for Black and White versus color. This is one of the occasions where I thought color would definitely get in the way.
I think Donte rocked the shirt. Maybe one day I might even wear it myself.
Lonnie Dawkins is a Washington, DC based portrait photographer
Hat and white shirt. Portraits. Eric D
Black and white portrait of Eric D.
“Conversation” Images of Communication with and without words
Images of People in Conversation
Communication takes place with and without words. Sometimes it gets extremely interesting when the words stop.
Sometimes it is nurturing. Sometimes it is not.
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1. Keniesha Cook 2. Donte Newman 3. Hill Harper
Lonnie Dawkins is a Maryland based Fine Arts Photographer.
