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Subject: [Leica] IMG: B&W vs Color, Help!
From: kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)
Date: Sat May 24 13:00:55 2008

I prefer the b&w portraits, but then I usually do.  The image just seems
stronger. Nice tone too.  Have you tried the b&w "tones" from Zuber
Photographics?  Some of them are a good departure point.
http://www.zuberphotographics.com/content/downloads/bw-toning.htm


Ken

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-
> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Tina Manley
> Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 1:03 PM
> To: digitalusersgroup@yahoogroups.com; lug@leica-users.org;
> paw@micapeak.com; seephoto@micapeak.com
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: B&W vs Color, Help!
> 
> PESO:
> 
> I'm doing a talk in NY at the ICP for NY/LUG on June 7th.  Besides
> showing a powerpoint presentation on the Leica M8 and India, I want
> to print some large photos to show.  I'd like to do some color and
> some B&W but, as usual, I can't decide which ones to do.  I put a
> couple I'm undecided about up on pBase:
> 
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/97553537
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/97553604
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/97553653
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/97553687
> 
> These are converted with Fred Miranda's BW Workflow Pro with a very
> slight brown tint and grain added.
> Also, if you see any on my SmugMug site that you think would look
> good as B&W PLEASE help me decide:
> 
> http://tinamanley.smugmug.com/gallery/3917424_3shyZ#277181372_TkSMx
> 
> India is such a colorful country, I'm having problems "seeing" these
> as B&W.  HELP!
> 
> Thanks in advance -
> 
> Tina
> 
> Tina Manley
> www.tinamanley.com
> 
> 
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