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Subject: [Leica] B/W conversion tutorial
From: kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner)
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2015 23:44:22 -0700
References: <D198C767.5D178%chris@chriscrawfordphoto.com>

What is wrong with simple black and white conversion in Lightroom? I?ve used 
it a few times and found it satisfactory. Am I not critical enough?
Herbert Kanner
kanner at acm.org
650-326-8204

Question authority and the authorities will question you.




> On Jun 6, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Chris Crawford <chris at 
> chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:
> 
> In-camera conversions usually look flat. Best to use Photoshop. The best
> results come from plugins like Silver Efx, Alienskin Exposure, DxO
> Filmpack, and Topaz BW Effects. My favorite is Topaz, and it is also the
> least expensive at about $60.
> 
> If you don?t want to buy a plugin, I have a video tutorial that I made
> showing how to do it in Photoshop with good results:
> 
> https://youtu.be/ZdJ5rM_MGlU?list=PLsQTNpmJWGmTFNLzY3g1CgbBQ7-SvAWam
> 
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> 
> On 6/6/15, 11:46 AM, "Stan Yoder" <s.yoder at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> Folks, Which is the better way to convert color to B/W:  in Photoshop,
>> in the printer, or use the B/W provision of the camera (M240) in the
>> first place? I don't need the high-end solutions of specialized software
>> or inks.
>> 
>> TIA,
>> Stan Yoder
>> 
>> 
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