Black and white photography
Nov 29, 2021 10:30:37 #
Thinking of doing more black and white and wonder if I should set my camera to shoot that style or just make the change in my photo editing program. Any suggestions?
Nov 29, 2021 10:33:29 #
Personally, I'd shoot in color and make adjustments in an editor.
That way I'll also have the color version.
Some do, some don't.
depends on what floats your boat.
That way I'll also have the color version.
Some do, some don't.
depends on what floats your boat.
Nov 29, 2021 10:38:29 #
Longshadow wrote:
Personally, I'd shoot in color and make adjustments in an editor.
That way I'll also have the color version.
Some do, some don't.
depends on what floats your boat.
That way I'll also have the color version.
Some do, some don't.
depends on what floats your boat.
If your camera shoot color anyway (not one of those monochrome version) then just shoot in color and convert to B&W later. You can simulate color filter effect using the color file. Also I think most cameras when you set to B&W it only make B&W JPEG. The RAW files are the same.
Nov 29, 2021 10:39:12 #
warrenm wrote:
Thinking of doing more black and white and wonder if I should set my camera to shoot that style or just make the change in my photo editing program. Any suggestions?
Actually if I am on a B&W run, sometimes most of a day, I find it useful to set the camera to monochrome. On the cameras that have U1, U2, one is always programmed for it. Helps me think in terms of value rather than color. Once in a while I do miss a good color shot so there is a downside.
Nov 29, 2021 10:49:57 #
Nov 29, 2021 10:50:20 #
BebuLamar wrote:
If your camera shoot color anyway (not one of those monochrome version) then just shoot in color and convert to B&W later. You can simulate color filter effect using the color file. Also I think most cameras when you set to B&W it only make B&W JPEG. The RAW files are the same.
I like that! (the bold)
My old bridge camera does not provide raw, so I'll shoot in color with that camera and adjust later.
I've not tried setting my T1i for monochrome and seeing if the RAW remains in color.
Nov 29, 2021 10:52:40 #
Nov 29, 2021 10:57:34 #
Appears the consensus is to shoot in color and convert later. So that’s what I’ll continue to do. Thanks for the quick feedback.
Nov 29, 2021 10:59:27 #
Nov 29, 2021 11:06:54 #
warrenm wrote:
Thinking of doing more black and white and wonder if I should set my camera to shoot that style or just make the change in my photo editing program. Any suggestions?
For most flexibility, record raw files at the camera. Post-process in an editor with parametric adjustment sliders, curves, etc.
When you capture the full color spectrum, you can edit individual hues used to create the B&W scene, to accentuate certain objects and diminish others. All the effects we ever had with orange, yellow, green, red, and blue filters used on the camera lens for B&W film can be had in post-production.
Nov 29, 2021 11:20:45 #
Photomac
Loc: The Dalles, Or
B/W photos continue to hold popularity due to the value of texture lines and contrast, plus an element of drama mystique and a retro look. I'm no expert, but I think the mono jpeg is a great way to help visualize the scene and help chose and create the look you are trying to capture. When if comes to fully utilizing the tones of the scene, clearly many just use the b/w film/sensor capture and go from there, "Leica bw digital camera $8,000." If you want to take a full depth plunge into the world of b/w pp, I would suggest a visit to f64 academy, by Blake Rudis. He offers many free youtube videos of b/w pp using all of the colors to enhance the tones to fully exploit potentials. You can find them on his website under tutorials, its down the page some, Jan 2021. In this workflow, the b/w conversion is the last step.
Nov 29, 2021 11:21:18 #
For digital captures, just edit the results, preferably the RAW images.
Nov 29, 2021 11:22:47 #
Nov 29, 2021 11:24:33 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
For digital captures, just edit the results, preferably the RAW images.
Nov 29, 2021 11:25:11 #
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