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June 20, 2012
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Black and White Photography

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~NightingaleShadow Jun 20, 2012  Hobbyist
In photography many people work in B&W but I want to know how differnt people turn their photos into B&W. And whats the best method? Converting to B&W, working with Gradient Map, shooting in B&W? What?
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~NightingaleShadow Jun 22, 2012  Hobbyist
that's really good incite thanks!
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~SkankinMike Jun 21, 2012
Shoot in RAW, then you can do with them as you pleased as it is a lossless file type :)
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~NightingaleShadow Jun 21, 2012  Hobbyist
I like raw some of the time. I like to edit in it more then shoot in it though.
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!OldaGardner Jun 21, 2012
Don't shoot in black and white unless you are using film or you are wealthy enought for the new Leica monochrome. You are just throwing away information that is actually useful for creating the contrasts needed in black and white. If I want to see if your images work in black and white many cameras allow you to apply filters while reviewing images on the LCD.

NIK Silver Efex Pro is decent software but I think it is way overpriced for a plug-in. There are a lot of ways to convert in photoshop (if that is what you are doing) and it is good to learn them all. Some online tutorials will help you get started. There are a lot of good books on digital black and white also.
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~NightingaleShadow Jun 21, 2012  Hobbyist
that Leica monochrome is pretty awesome. But yes I have to agree with out, I don't like to shoot in black and white when using my Dslr because you can always change it to B&W but never to color.
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`FallisPhoto Jun 21, 2012
using b&w film.
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~NightingaleShadow Jun 21, 2012  Hobbyist
I like to do that when I'm using my film camera, it gives it a more raw(?) feel, though I don't tend to shoot in B&W when using digital.
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`FallisPhoto Jun 22, 2012
In my experience, converting color to b&w never works as well as it would if you just shot in b&w in the first place.
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~NightingaleShadow Jun 22, 2012  Hobbyist
that's interesting, is there any specific reason for this?
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`FallisPhoto Jun 22, 2012
Color just doesn't convert to b&w as well as a dedicated b&w capture system. Dedicated systems just work better; it's what they are specifically designed for.
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