Shooting black and white on a DSLR?
Sep 27, 2009 | 10:31 PM
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Shooting black and white on a DSLR?
Does anyone have any good pointers for post-processing images to make artistic black and white photos? I assume it's best not to use the monochrome mode on the camera, and always shoot in color. However, I feel like converting to grayscale in Photoshop blows out some of the depth of the image. Are there other ways to convert a photo into a great B&W?
Sep 27, 2009 | 10:39 PM
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There's really no easy way to do it in PS that only requires one action. I usually convert it to black & white and then play with the channels (colors) to get it the way I want it. It's actually really slick in Adobe Camera Raw which is built into PS CS3 & CS4.
Sep 28, 2009 | 08:14 AM
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Thanks for the input guys. I'll play with it in CS3, but it may be time to upgrade.
Edit: actually, it looks like CS3 has a Black and White adjustment as well - that will work!
Edit: actually, it looks like CS3 has a Black and White adjustment as well - that will work!
Last edited by Andrew; Sep 28, 2009 at 08:22 AM.
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