Monochrome photography

Monochrome photography is <a href="/facts/Photography/ezLPT43M">photography</a> where each position on an image can record and show a different amount of light (<a href="/facts/Value_(color)/xAVLYBKK">value</a>), but not a different color (<a href="/facts/Hue/9qufc1ap">hue</a>). The majority of monochrome photographs produced today are <a href="/facts/Black-and-white/CXPjISFh">black-and-white</a>, either from a <a href="/facts/Gelatin_silver_process/kg66U7Y1">gelatin silver process</a>, or as <a href="/facts/Digital_photography/a2UfweJh">digital photography</a>. Other hues besides grey can be used to create monochrome photography, but brown and <a href="/facts/Sepia_(color)/bxnCzCx7">sepia</a> tones are the result of older processes like the <a href="/facts/Albumen_print/sXMzVQMK">albumen print</a>, and cyan tones are the product of <a href="/facts/Cyanotype/M7b2HhFM">cyanotype</a> prints. 
As monochrome photography provides an inherently less accurate reproduction than <a href="/facts/Color_photography/dqwVRGcn">color photography</a>, it is mostly used for artistic purposes and certain <a href="/facts/Imaging/Lkw7V9M8">technical imaging</a> applications.

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Monochrome photography