It's a pretty interesting process taking a color RAW image from the camera and applying B&W filters to enhance or dampen certain colors. I find that it really enhances the contrasts in certain shots...
My latest kick: B&W
My latest kick: B&W
I've been doing a bit of experimenting with black and white photography of late, and I'm really starting to enjoy how some of the photos are turning out. I didn't think I'd have as much fun with B&W photography, but I was wrong
It's a pretty interesting process taking a color RAW image from the camera and applying B&W filters to enhance or dampen certain colors. I find that it really enhances the contrasts in certain shots...
It's a pretty interesting process taking a color RAW image from the camera and applying B&W filters to enhance or dampen certain colors. I find that it really enhances the contrasts in certain shots...
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“The most beautiful thing we can experience in life is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: for his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein
“The most beautiful thing we can experience in life is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: for his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein
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PsykoPenguin
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ThanksDan wrote:b&w is fun,and it's a great way to learn more about photography.
Ansel Adams made a career out of it
my instructor I had for my art photography class I took said that we should all take a b&w class,it really teaches the fundamentals of everything with a camera.
nice pics BTW
Yeah, I find myself paying more attention to the composition when I go in knowing that it's going to be a B&W image, which, in my case at least, goes a long way towards making a better final product. Plus, there are just some photographs that are much better suited as a b&w image. Some of the landscapes that I've shot seem to be much more interesting once I strip the color from it...
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“The most beautiful thing we can experience in life is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: for his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein
“The most beautiful thing we can experience in life is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: for his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein
It does seem to emphasize form quite a bit, but it also takes an image that might seem mundane and add a flair of the dramatic to it...Humboldt wrote:Nice shots
B&W seems to stress shapes much more, like in your 4th image.
Doesn't grab me too often but I'm pleasantly surprised sometimes.
Case in point...this picture I took a few weeks ago at the airshow in Fort Worth looks fairly nice in color, but once you make it b&w and run color filters on it, the picture takes on new life...
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“The most beautiful thing we can experience in life is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: for his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein
“The most beautiful thing we can experience in life is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: for his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein
are you shooting in monochrome or converting in post processing ?Indy wrote:Thanks
Yeah, I find myself paying more attention to the composition when I go in knowing that it's going to be a B&W image, which, in my case at least, goes a long way towards making a better final product. Plus, there are just some photographs that are much better suited as a b&w image. Some of the landscapes that I've shot seem to be much more interesting once I strip the color from it...
I was told it's better to capture in color and convert after in ps or whatever,it captures more information
Yep, that's what I'm doing...shooting in RAW, then using CS5 to convert over to b&w. I'll load the picture up into photoshop, then add an adjustment layer for b&w, which then gives me filters for blue, cyan, red, yellow, green, and magenta.Dan wrote:are you shooting in monochrome or converting in post processing ?
I was told it's better to capture in color and convert after in ps or whatever,it captures more information
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“The most beautiful thing we can experience in life is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: for his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein
“The most beautiful thing we can experience in life is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: for his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein
ThanksCableDude wrote:I like the 4th B&W pic.
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“The most beautiful thing we can experience in life is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: for his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein
“The most beautiful thing we can experience in life is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: for his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein
Helium by Sonic Aeronautic, on Flickr
Took this back in October, but just got around to processing it in the last day or so
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“The most beautiful thing we can experience in life is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: for his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein
“The most beautiful thing we can experience in life is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: for his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein
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Indy,
I like your shot a lot. I really like black and white photography too. When I started in photography in high school and even into college, we would shoot in b&w film, process it and develop the pictures in the black room. I kind of wish high schools would still teach kids photography using film because I think it makes them pay more attention to getting the perfect shot. With digital cameras, you can just keep shooting and changing the apertures and shutter speeds until it's perfect.
I'd like to start making money in photography. I already make some money doing product photography but it's not really that much fun. I'd like to do some portrait work or perhaps even fine art photography. I didn't know this until recently but angies list actually has reviews of family portrait and wedding photographers.
I like your shot a lot. I really like black and white photography too. When I started in photography in high school and even into college, we would shoot in b&w film, process it and develop the pictures in the black room. I kind of wish high schools would still teach kids photography using film because I think it makes them pay more attention to getting the perfect shot. With digital cameras, you can just keep shooting and changing the apertures and shutter speeds until it's perfect.
I'd like to start making money in photography. I already make some money doing product photography but it's not really that much fun. I'd like to do some portrait work or perhaps even fine art photography. I didn't know this until recently but angies list actually has reviews of family portrait and wedding photographers.
Andru wrote:Indy,
I like your shot a lot. I really like black and white photography too. When I started in photography in high school and even into college, we would shoot in b&w film, process it and develop the pictures in the black room. I kind of wish high schools would still teach kids photography using film because I think it makes them pay more attention to getting the perfect shot. With digital cameras, you can just keep shooting and changing the apertures and shutter speeds until it's perfect.
First of all, welcome to the boards
I agree that there is some lack of discipline when it comes to film vs. digital. All you have to do is browse through flickr for awhile to see that. But on the other hand, there are some truly amazing shots there as well and I'd venture to say that a number of those photographers probably spent some time just shooting and shooting and shooting... I shot film back in high school and learned how to develop my own black and white shots (never really got into the color development) - the cost of film and development did weigh heavily on what I shot...but the flip side of having digital is the same reason you touched on in your reply...you can shoot over and over until you get it just right - which I see as a good learning tool when used properly.
When I first got my dslr, I took a lot of pictures to get back into the swing of photography (as it had been about 20 years since I had last done it seriously)...as time passed and I re-learned shutter speeds/aperture settings/composition, the number of shots I took went down while the quality went up. I've found that I now will set up for the shot I want more as opposed to waiting for a shot to happen, as I used to when first starting out with the dslr.
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“The most beautiful thing we can experience in life is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: for his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein
“The most beautiful thing we can experience in life is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: for his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein
