Shooting B&W! Image OTC or PP?
Apr 3, 2018 11:17:29 #
I shoot in color and then convert to B&W on Lightroom where exposure, light, shadows, etc. can be tweaked for a satisfying result. There's something about B&W that really appeals to me.
Apr 3, 2018 11:21:54 #
RWR wrote:
Take a shot each way and compare the results.
That won't work unless you research the various ways to convert to B&W and try some of them. Just desaturating is the least sophisticated way to do it. The advantage of converting in post is that there are many different looks you can get in the way the colors are translated into grey tones. Another reason not to capture in B&W is that you may decide later that you need the shot in color.
Apr 3, 2018 12:23:05 #
If you don't own a set of b&w contrast filters for your lens, it makes more sense to shoot in color and convert the images to monochrome in PP.
Apr 3, 2018 13:40:32 #
Apr 3, 2018 18:52:39 #
RWR
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JohnSwanda wrote:
That won't work unless you research the various ways to convert to B&W and try some of them.
Obviously!
Apr 4, 2018 07:30:27 #
Bolton wrote:
Quick question, if I want to shoot B&W, is there any dif in doing it PP vs. shooting it with the camera setting. Don't know enough to know if you loose anything if you do if PP. Thx
The universal answer is to shoot in color and process for B&W. You get more "information" when you shoot in color, so you have more to work with.
Apr 4, 2018 07:52:12 #
Bolton wrote:
Quick question, if I want to shoot B&W, is there any dif in doing it PP vs. shooting it with the camera setting. Don't know enough to know if you loose anything if you do if PP. Thx
I can promise you that this in the end becomes an opinion! But, in the end, the only way to shoot B&W in the camera is to shoot jpeg... and you only have a B&W image with no option for color... but to shoot in raw... color... gives you both images and only a minor amount of processing to get both!
Kelly
Apr 4, 2018 07:58:17 #
the problem with shooting in B&W is you may not be able to convert the image to color later on.the ideal thing to do is to shoot in color and then convert the image to B&W in postprocessing.
Apr 4, 2018 08:17:22 #
If you do it in PP you are going to loose the colors. I prefer to do it in PP and I use software intended to edit b&w images.
I have never used the b&w feature of the camera but I know some people do.
I have never used the b&w feature of the camera but I know some people do.
Apr 4, 2018 08:37:20 #
Bolton wrote:
Quick question, if I want to shoot B&W, is there any dif in doing it PP vs. shooting it with the camera setting. Don't know enough to know if you loose anything if you do if PP. Thx
Record raw plus JPEG files, and you can do both! Raw ALWAYS retains the data from the sensor. The *preview* of the raw file may be monochrome, but you can “turn up the color” in post.
Apr 4, 2018 08:44:55 #
Bolton wrote:
Quick question, if I want to shoot B&W, is there any dif in doing it PP vs. shooting it with the camera setting. Don't know enough to know if you loose anything if you do if PP. Thx
In my experience, I take the photo in color, then subtract color until I get the look I want. It's more complicated, but you get to B&W in the end!
Apr 4, 2018 09:07:44 #
Shoot RAW and process in LR or ? . The HSL , tint and WB controls give you total control of the tonal values.
Apr 4, 2018 09:15:41 #
I haven’t tried it yet but... The latest update to LR (mine loaded yesterday) adds profiles a number of which are BW. They look like they provide a more intuitive result oriented approach to BW conversion.
To directly answer the OP if you don’t capture the RAW data you are doing "bullet testing". If you don’t like the result you’ve shot your wad. With nondestructive raw processing you are a click away from a do over leaving no evidence of the dope slap that proceeded it.
To directly answer the OP if you don’t capture the RAW data you are doing "bullet testing". If you don’t like the result you’ve shot your wad. With nondestructive raw processing you are a click away from a do over leaving no evidence of the dope slap that proceeded it.
Apr 4, 2018 09:43:34 #
Always best to shoot in color and then convert. Shooting in b/w, the camera is making the decision on the final result, shooting in color and converting in post gives you control over the color channels, and doing this will almost always produce a better b/w. Back in the days of film, shooting b/w with a red or orange filter on it gave you beautiful dark skies with very white clouds...you can do the same thing in digital processing when you have control of the color channels
Apr 4, 2018 09:44:34 #
Always best to shoot in color and then convert. Shooting in b/w, the camera is making the decision on the final result, shooting in color and converting in post gives you control over the color channels, and doing this will almost always produce a better b/w. Back in the days of film, shooting b/w with a red or orange filter on it gave you beautiful dark skies with very white clouds...you can do the same thing in digital processing when you have control of the color channels
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