Sensible: What is it you want, exactly!?
Glen: ummm ... well what I REALLY want is a simple technique that makes my well lit, properly colored pics turn into luscious B&W images that just ooze with delicious silvery drama.
Sensible: Yeah, well, good luck with that. You might wanna try the K-Mart down in ... ummm ... Ulaanbataar.
Glen: Is that near Doylestown? Duh, nice try. Even I know the K-Mart actions are just cheap Chinese knock-offs. Meanwhile ... I'll accept a technique that lets me tweak a few knobs to get somewhere close to that in ... say ... 2 minutes :D
Showing posts with label black and white. Show all posts
Showing posts with label black and white. Show all posts
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
83 Confessions of a B&W Tweaker
Last night I spent a couple of hours exploring various methods for converting color photos to B&W. If you're interested, I've posted them below labeled with the technique I used. These have NOT been TWILG'ed yet. In general, you'll note that the results are not dramatically different. These methods all deal with technique and, as such, represent tools in your toolbox. But there is no magic method that you can wave over an image and ... poof ... you get beautiful B&W. You still have to manipulate overall density, detail preservation, local and overall dynamic range, tone mapping ... yada yada yada.
Monday, January 25, 2010
82 Black and White Photographs - Not as Easy as it Looks
This young lad and I encountered each other at a recent wedding. He was having fun with the camera his mom had handed him and he seemed such a poster-child for the joy of photography. He and I squared-off ... camera to camera ... mano-y-mano. Or, I guess, cámara-y-cámara? I think I won though I never actually looked at his pictures ... hmmm ... now I wonder?
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