How often do you shoot in B/W? ... This pertains to both film and DSLRs ... (Page 2): I never shoot b&w but i do convert it from color images.

fourg1b2006 Loc: Long Island New York

I never shoot b&w but i do convert it from color images.

Dyeager Loc: Michigan

With film it's always b&w, I dont see the sense in shooting b&w with the ability to go either way with raw files with digital

pithydoug Loc: Catskill Mountains, NY

Chris T wrote:

In my early film days - 70s primarily ... I rarely ever shot with color. In the 80s - I turned to chromes in a big way (printed Cibachromes, back then.) When I began with digital - around 2010 - was so gratified to learn I could switch to monochrome at any time I wanted to. It's a great feature of digital, isn't it? ... For a while, I actually shot everything - both ways - first, in color, then in B/W. Did you go through that process, too?

I shoot B&W EVERY day. Some qualification. Even if I am shooting for color, I will simply click on the B&W button in LR as I'm color editing just to see how it fairs. Many times a photo with beautiful color will translate nicely to B&W and midtones.

I shoot raw so I can swing either way and have 14 bits. Enjoy BOTH!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

When I shot film, about 70% B&W since I did my own processing and printing.
With digital I shoot all color. I can remove the color in post processing if desired.
(Maybe one of these days I'll try setting the camera to B&W and experiment.)

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

I never shoot in B&W, and I don't convert it either. However, most vintage photos were shot in B&W, because that's all that was available then. B&W does have its place as an Art Form in photography. I saw two photos of a beat up rusty pickup truck abandoned in a lot, probably for years. One was in B&W, the other in color. The color photo showed the vivid orange/brownish color of the rust. Obviously, the B&W photo did not show that.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

Chris T wrote:

In my early film days - 70s primarily ... I rarely ever shot with color. In the 80s - I turned to chromes in a big way (printed Cibachromes, back then.) When I began with digital - around 2010 - was so gratified to learn I could switch to monochrome at any time I wanted to. It's a great feature of digital, isn't it? ... For a while, I actually shot everything - both ways - first, in color, then in B/W. Did you go through that process, too?

With film, quite a few times, negatives and slides, with digital, never ( I would do that in post)!

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

Chris T wrote:

In my early film days - 70s primarily ... I rarely ever shot with color. In the 80s - I turned to chromes in a big way (printed Cibachromes, back then.) When I began with digital - around 2010 - was so gratified to learn I could switch to monochrome at any time I wanted to. It's a great feature of digital, isn't it? ... For a while, I actually shot everything - both ways - first, in color, then in B/W. Did you go through that process, too?

I shoot digitally in monochrome when I wasn't to see it composed in B&W on my LCD screen. Since I shoot 100% in raw, while they will open in Canon's DPP in mono, in Lightroom they will open in full color and need to be converted in post. Around 20% of my images will end up in monochrome.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

RichardTaylor wrote:

There was no mention of Buckingham Palace in my reply to your previous thread.

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-498738-3.html

"How often do your clients request B/W image"
Rarely

No, there wasn't, Richard ... I just assumed ... you don't really get to see the Royal Horse Guard far from it ...

On B/W images ... that's kinda what I thought ...

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

fourg1b2006 wrote:

I never shoot b&w but i do convert it from color images.

About how often do you do that, Marty?

RichardTaylor Loc: Sydney, Australia

Chris T wrote:

No, there wasn't, Richard ... I just assumed ... you don't really get to see the Royal Horse Guard far from it ...

On B/W images ... that's kinda what I thought ...

My wife doesn't really like B&W images as they are not how she sees things and they are not "right".
Here's another one that looks much better in B&W than in colour.

Canon EOS 40D + Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM, f8, F=400.0 mm, 1/60 @ ISO 3200 (maximum)
Available light - monopod

The driver.
The driver....

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Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Dyeager wrote:

With film it's always b&w, I dont see the sense in shooting b&w with the ability to go either way with raw files with digital

You only shoot B/W when using film, huh, D? ... Which do you prefer ... Tri-X, or HP-5?

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

RichardTaylor wrote:

My wife doesn't really like B&W images as they are not how she sees things and they are not "right".
Here's another one that looks much better in B&W than in colour.

Canon EOS 40D + Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM, f8, F=400.0 mm, 1/60 @ ISO 3200 (maximum)
Available light - monopod

Nice, Richard ... why don't you try lightening it a bit in PP?

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

pithydoug wrote:

I shoot B&W EVERY day. Some qualification. Even if I am shooting for color, I will simply click on the B&W button in LR as I'm color editing just to see how it fairs. Many times a photo with beautiful color will translate nicely to B&W and midtones.

I shoot raw so I can swing either way and have 14 bits. Enjoy BOTH!

So you're still going through that process, Doug ... good for you ... a true swinger!!!!

RichardTaylor Loc: Sydney, Australia

Chris T wrote:

Nice, Richard ... why don't you try lightening it a bit in PP?

I like the mood as it is now.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Longshadow wrote:

When I shot film, about 70% B&W since I did my own processing and printing.
With digital I shoot all color. I can remove the color in post processing if desired.
(Maybe one of these days I'll try setting the camera to B&W and experiment.)

Yup ... it's fun, Bill ... some of them DO look better as B/W ... try it, when you shoot ...