[Leica] B/W conversion tutorial
Philippe
philippe.amard at sfr.fr
Wed Jun 10 03:22:21 PDT 2015
And what Chris does in his video is now rather more than less possible using LR
Amities
Ph
Le 10 juin 2015 à 11:33, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> a écrit :
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>> On Jun 9, 2015, at 11:29 PM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote:
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>> 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.
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> yes, you can.
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> there is a wonderful book about all this, called (I will check) From Oz to Kansas, or such, by Versace…
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> just great
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> steve
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>> Herbert Kanner
>> kanner at acm.org
>> 650-326-8204
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>> 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:
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>>> 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.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Chris Crawford
>>> Fine Art Photography
>>> Fort Wayne, Indiana
>>> 260-437-8990
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>>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio
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>>> On 6/7/15, 2:44 AM, "Herbert Kanner" <kanner at acm.org> wrote:
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>>>> 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.
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>>>>> On Jun 6, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Chris Crawford
>>>>> <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:
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>>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798
>>>>> Become a fan on Facebook
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 6/6/15, 11:46 AM, "Stan Yoder" <s.yoder at comcast.net> wrote:
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>>>>>> 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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