[Leica] B/W conversion tutorial

[Steve Barbour]

> On Jun 9, 2015, at 11:29 PM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote:
> 
> I wasn’t thinking of just “pressing” the B&W button. I was thinking of using the various contrast, luminosity, and saturation sliders for selected colors, presumably intelligently.


yes, you can.

there is a wonderful book about all this, called (I will check) From Oz to Kansas, or such, by Versace…


just great


steve


> Herbert Kanner
> kanner at acm.org
> 650-326-8204
> 
> Question authority and the authorities will question you.
> 
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> 
>> On Jun 6, 2015, at 11:58 PM, Chris Crawford <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Just converting in lightroom gives flat, lifeless results with no
>> microcontrast. That's the look that many film users think of when they
>> criticize digital black & white as 'inferior' to film. Digital conversions
>> can be as beautiful as film, but it requires work. The plugins do the best
>> job of boosting mid tone contrast and microcontrast without blowing out
>> shadows and highlights, but it can be done in Photoshop as my tutorial
>> shows.
>> 
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>> On 6/7/15, 2:44 AM, "Herbert Kanner" <kanner at acm.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> 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 donąt 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
>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> Chris Crawford
>>>> Fine Art Photography
>>>> Fort Wayne, Indiana
>>>> 260-437-8990
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com  My portfolio
>>>> 
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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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