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Subject: [Leica] B/W conversion tutorial
From: kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner)
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 23:29:02 -0700
References: <D198C767.5D178%chris@chriscrawfordphoto.com> <84032E82-C95A-4D77-96E5-7EC22686DD1C@acm.org> <D199633C.5D20A%chris@chriscrawfordphoto.com>

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.
Herbert Kanner
kanner at acm.org
650-326-8204

Question authority and the authorities will question you.




> 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.
> 
> -- 
> Chris Crawford
> Fine Art Photography
> Fort Wayne, Indiana
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> 
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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 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
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> 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
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 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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