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Subject: [Leica] B/W conversion tutorial
From: philippe.amard at sfr.fr (Philippe)
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 12:22:21 +0200
References: <D198C767.5D178%chris@chriscrawfordphoto.com> <84032E82-C95A-4D77-96E5-7EC22686DD1C@acm.org> <D199633C.5D20A%chris@chriscrawfordphoto.com> <4A676DEE-FCDF-409D-B6C4-B9BA33449D96@acm.org> <BAD48BFB-CBAB-4E06-902D-7D1519EC69D9@gmail.com>

And what Chris does in his video is now rather more than less possible using 
LR

Amities
Ph


Le 10 juin 2015 ? 11:33, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> a ?crit :

> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> 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
>>> 260-437-8990
>>> 
>>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com  My portfolio
>>> 
>>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798
>>> Become a fan on Facebook
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 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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