| Author | Thread |
|
|
11/17/2004 01:08:01 AM · #1 |
I just got a comment that looking at the grayscale my pic was not a black and white. I used desaturate, and messed with contrast as best as I could. Thought that was one of the many ways to make a good B&W photo...am I wrong. If so I would like to know the best way to make crisp B&W images for the future. Man this will absolutely be the worst challenge I have submitted too, standing at a 3.1 right now…never had that low of a score. Just asking for help if what I said is the wrong way to go about doing things.
Thanks
Clint
|
|
|
|
11/17/2004 01:16:28 AM · #2 |
|
|
|
11/17/2004 01:18:44 AM · #3 |
Apparently I don't know either because compared to the other photos in the challenge, mine doesn't compare.
But really, I read an article in a photo mag re: digital b/w and it sounds like the way you did it was one of the ways they suggested. Don't know what the commenter meant on yours.
I wish I could take a great bw photo....
stevie |
|
|
|
11/17/2004 01:19:39 AM · #4 |
Hey Tom: the road to make a good b/w is a rather long road. Look at the many images and you will notice that entire zones are compressed into other tones. Some images look like they were shot in the dark.
There are many ways to approach this subject. One way, the one I favor is to convert the image to grayscale and then back to rgb. The first adjustment is levels. But it must be expertly done. Most books will give you a run down on using levels. Once you accomplish this you will want to examine the image and see which zones are hurting or not being represented. You then use levels. Now, you can go into the individual channels, I always do, but this is another system that requires a little study. Curves are by far the most effective way to achieve the tint of your choice and for the correction of particular tones. In short, b/w is more of a challenge than color. |
|
|
|
11/17/2004 01:35:56 AM · #5 |
Thanks Perez, I read it and followed it and my pic pretty much looks the same as the one I submitted. O-well, I won't let it bother me, I'll just try and make better photos as I learn. Thanks guys.
|
|
|
|
11/17/2004 01:56:59 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by TomFoolery:
Thanks Perez, I read it and followed it and my pic pretty much looks the same as the one I submitted. O-well, I won't let it bother me, I'll just try and make better photos as I learn. Thanks guys. |
Once you set it up, be sure to play with the 2nd layer. By sliding the hue adjustment back and forth you can mimic the various filter effects and change the look of the image. This is where the benefit of this technique lies.
|
|
|
|
11/17/2004 02:11:40 AM · #7 |
Yea I did it, it might just be my subject. I'm sure this technique works very well. I will try it on other photos I work on later. Thanks again. If anyone else would like to state how they produce theirs it would be appriciated.
|
|
|
|
11/17/2004 02:58:31 AM · #8 |
| Lately I've been finding that the Green Channel gives the best tone/range with least noise, so I've converted a few to Grayscale just from the Green Channel and used a Curve to adjust it from there. If it's for the web I then convert it back to RGB before saving as a JPEG, as they then seem to have fewer display problems than those left in Grayscale mode. |
|
Home -
Challenges -
Community -
League -
Photos -
Cameras -
Lenses -
Learn -
Prints! -
Help -
Terms of Use -
Privacy -
Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2024 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 04/16/2024 04:39:06 AM EDT.
