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Some Black & Whites
Posted By: Joe_M, 02-08-2008, 10:27 AM

All photos taken with Pentax K10D and processed in Photoshop CS3.









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02-08-2008, 11:34 AM   #2
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Great shots. My favorite would be #1. Number 2 and 4 has too much going in them for me. Number 3 looks a little too dark on the right side in the shadow. But #1 is #1 with me. lol

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The B&W really suits these shots. Nice captures. I really like #1. Even the ladder is playing its part with a tired old back look, and non conforming rungs. I keep expecting "OUR GANG" to pop out and work it into a scene. I see that nature is aggressively claiming the shack. Very nice.
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Have to agree with posters above. Nos 1&3 are just great. Very nice conversions into B&W.

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Thank You for the comments.

It's interesting to find out which images people like. For me probably #2 is my favorite. It printed out looking fantastic.

Again, thanks for the comments.
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Joe,

Great series! I especially love #1...

How did you do your B&W conversions? It's always interesting to hear another method for this...

Cheers,
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Thanks Marc.

For #1, #3, and #4 I used the LAB method. For #2 I used the Black & White conversion in CS3.

My LAB method starts by converting the image to LAB color and doing a basic curves adjustment. I get the best possible color image I can.

Then I go to channels and choose Lightness. I then go to Image and choose Grayscale. Once I have the Grayscale, if I didn't start with a copy of the Background I make one now, then go to Blend Modes and apply Multiply as your image will most likely be too light. Set Multiply to about 50% opacity, depending on the image.

You can stop here or do another Curves Adjustment Layer and even a Levels Adjustment Layer. And again apply opacity to those layers as is appropriate.

I will then, again depends on the image, use Draw with Light, as described by John Caponigro. For a Black and White image I make two layers one is for color Black and one is for color White. Each layer is set to Blend Mode Overlay. Then using between 10-20% opacity on a soft brush I paint black and white on the areas that need it. This brings out detail you wouldn't normally have. This is the simple version of how to do it. If you are interested there is a training course at Kelby Training. Draw with Light is a modern version of Dodge and Burn that is easily changed as you decide what's best for your image.

The above method is very personal as no two people will ever produce the same image.

I hope this helps. I would love to hear your method. I have used several and found LAB to be the best for me.


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