Editing Wikipedia was an interesting avenue to undertake. Initially, I was unsure as to what article I was going to edit, since there was such a vast amount of information and topics available. I first settled on something related to film photography since that was my main topic over the course of the semester period. After failing to find something relative, I settled with “Monochrome Photography,” since it was somewhat relevant, and also underdeveloped in its state.
The article was in a state of describing possible options for digital cameras that only operated in black and white photography, so I added two cameras that are more recent, where each has their own specific quality as to why you would want to choose them. I added the Fuji-X-Pro1-M and the Phase One IQ3 100MP cameras. After adding the two options, I proceeded to include a correct depiction of a cyanotype photograph, since the one displayed was said to be “digitally altered,” but it did not seem accurate in its presentation. I left the previous uploaded images alone, considering how the editors might prefer their presence over my new photograph. In addition to this edit, I linked below, external links to relevant topics that might trace back to the topic of monochromatic photography such as, calotype, ambrotype, cyanotype, and black and white. The last thing I did was added a new sub-header section dedicated to camera modifiers that could lead to different aesthetic results given the proper function of the tools. I listed the following: Color filters, Neutral Density filters, Polarizing filters, and Infrared filters. I also left three new references related to the topics.
Before I added all these elements to the page, I consulted these and other various topics on the talk page of the discussion. I left my notes there as to why this information should be included, and added questions to discuss between editors to make a more unanimous decision on the bigger spectrum of the subject. There is an artistic discussion underway as to whether monochromatic is a better term to use rather than achromatic for the article since one differs than the other, but monochromatic is the more accepted use of the term to mean black and white photography in today’ society. Monochrome actually refers to the use of one color upon an image, whereas an achromatic image is only black and white tonal values displayed. I suggested we include “achromatic” as an alternative word to the term, while also not directing people away from the page.
