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04/11/2013 08:41:10 AM · #1 |
So, the current open challenge is Emotion.
I find the Black & White photos are great for this sort of topic. I've never shot anything in B&W before, so not sure whether to simply set my camera to B&W... or to desaturate in editting... or any other method.
Any one have any ideas as to what generally produces the best results?
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04/11/2013 08:48:11 AM · #2 |
| I'd definetly shoot in colour, RAW if possible, and convert to black and white in whatever editing software you use. A straight 'convert to greyscale' is unlikely to produce great results though. What software are you using? |
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04/11/2013 09:59:09 AM · #3 |
| Photoshop Elements (latest version) |
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04/11/2013 10:43:08 AM · #4 |
| If you enjoy b&w photography look into Nik Silver Efex. With color sensitivity you can independently adjust levels for different colors. It's pretty simple and works well with Photoshop Elements. |
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04/11/2013 10:49:10 AM · #5 |
shoot raw, desaturate the color and THEN adjust the white balance and tint until you get color tones that work.
you can even then pull down individual colors to further the effect.
finally adjust the exposure and tone levels or level curve to your liking and then spot edit.
Message edited by author 2013-04-11 10:50:17. |
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04/11/2013 11:51:10 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by insteps:
If you enjoy b&w photography look into Nik Silver Efex. With color sensitivity you can independently adjust levels for different colors. It's pretty simple and works well with Photoshop Elements. |
+1 for Silver Efex. It changed my B&W life.
Also +1 for the book "From Oz to Kansas." Although he spends the entire book building up to the last chapter, in which he uses Silver Efex, and gets the same results as in the previous chapters, only much easier. But the rest of the book is worth reading because he talks about what makes a great image, both in B&W and color. |
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04/11/2013 11:54:28 AM · #7 |
If I already have in mind a black & white shot I choose RAW+JPEG and set it to monochrome. Afterwards I do minor adjustments in Photoshop.
This is what I've done in these shots:
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04/12/2013 03:52:34 AM · #8 |
How did you get the subjects to stand out from the background (contrast)? Did you Dodge/Burn in those images? |
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04/12/2013 05:00:34 AM · #9 |
You could have a look at this series of articles about conversion to Black and White:
//blog.patdavid.net/2012/11/getting-around-in-gimp-black-and-white.html
Although it's primarily aimed at users of GIMP, it should be useful to introduce the various concepts.
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