Why do you say it takes away the impact?
The black and white reads to me as a way to pull out the distractions, to focus only on the form.
The black and white reads to me as a way to pull out the distractions, to focus only on the form.
It's fine for landscapes, but not for people.
It's you've ever seen a dead body, it's very pale, like a black and white photo.
(It's understandable for old photos before color was possible, but there's really no reason to do it today.)