Reinventing Black-and-White Photography With Ai Filters
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22196825 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sangram Panigrahi (Siksha O Anusandhan University), Raj Sethuraman (Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology), R Sethuraman R Sethuraman, Sakshi Pandey (0009-0008-6699-7436, Chitkara University), Astik Kumar Pradhan (National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur), Pooja Srishti (Noida International University), Shrushti Deshmukh (International Institute of Information Technology) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 4s |
| Pages | 139-149 |
| Publication date | 2025-12-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ShodhKosh: Journal of Visual and Performing Arts (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2582-7472 • E-ISSN: 2582-7472 |
| Publisher | Granthaalayah Publications and Printers (PUBLISHER • IN) |
| DOI | 10.29121/shodhkosh.v6.i4s.2025.6838 |
| OpenAlex | W7117476424 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
Reinvention of black-and-white (B&W) photography by artificial intelligence (AI) is an example of the paradigm shift in the concept of tone expression, texture representation, and emotion in monochrome photography. The classical B and W processes, determined by the chemistry of films and optical exposure, placed more importance on the tonal gradation, the shadow-highlight relationship, and the contrast relationship. These artistic nuances, however, were prone to being lost with the shift to the digital workflows because of the linear desaturation and channel-based conversions. The suggested research presents an AI-based framework redefining creative and technical limits of digital monochrome photography based on convolutional neural networks (CNNs), generative adversarial networks (GANs), and diffusion-based models. It can be explained by the following methodology: The resulting diversified in terms of genres dataset, such as portraits, landscapes, architecture, and abstract textures, is prepared and then adaptive tone-filtering filters and contrast-conscious CNN modules are designed. A series of steps in tonal reconstruction pipeline also guarantees region-based luminance adjustment, noise reduction and preservation of detail. Quantitative values like PSNR, SSIM, and LPIPS alongside subjective evaluations reveal that every method has shown great enhancement in the tonal depth, clarity, and aesthetic realism over classical and current digital conversion. In addition to objective fidelity, the framework increases the emotional evocation of images, re-creating the classical richness of analog B&W and adding the current computational accuracy
Convolutional neural network · Escher · Evocation · Generative grammar · Luminance · Monochrome · Photography · RGB color model · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis · Image Enhancement Techniques
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |