Originally posted by Bob Harris Jer, hadn't thought about b/w conversions, you shot these in b.w right or were they converted? It seems like shooting in bw, the photos seem so much more accurate than converting, or maybe I am doing something wrong. thanks Bob
Bob, all my B&W pics are - in fact - conversions of RAW, color files. My basic approach is pretty simple (otherwise I couldn't do it): after any adjusting of brightness or contrast of the RAW image, I convert it to a high-quality JPEG and use the "Black and White Film" tool in PSP X to render the pic in B&W. This tool allows you to apply the basic B&W filters we all used to carry around (red, yellow, etc.); it also provides a brightness adjustment (to offset changes induced by the "filter") and something called a "Clarify" tool, which I think adds a combination of contrast and sharpness - typically I'll sparingly use both brightness and Clarify. I then drop the image size for posting and lightly sharpen a bit more. That's it.
Even though I'm shooting color RAW files, I generally (though not always) identify the pic as B&W before I hit the shutter button.
Jer
Originally posted by eaglem Nice concept and great composition. Is your New Year's Resolution to make all the Pentax Forum Members Envious????????????????
Hey thanks my friend for the flattering words! I appreciate it.
Jer