Comments on: 5 Black and White Photography Tips http://digital-photography-school.com/5-black-and-white-photography-tips Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:17:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Diego http://digital-photography-school.com/5-black-and-white-photography-tips/comment-page-2#comment-72207 Diego Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:28:44 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/5-black-and-white-photography-tips/#comment-72207 What I tend to use when I want b&w pictures is to shot in colour and use gimp to split the RGB channels. I don't know why but I mostly keep the red one. That as a first try, before trying grayscale conversion. On some b&w shots I've found interesting the effect of adding some brightness and to put the "constrast" a few steps (bigger value) after the brightness. Give it a try. What I tend to use when I want b&w pictures is to shot in colour and use gimp to split the RGB channels. I don’t know why but I mostly keep the red one. That as a first try, before trying grayscale conversion.
On some b&w shots I’ve found interesting the effect of adding some brightness and to put the “constrast” a few steps (bigger value) after the brightness.

Give it a try.

]]> By: Phototips http://digital-photography-school.com/5-black-and-white-photography-tips/comment-page-2#comment-68629 Phototips Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:46:18 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/5-black-and-white-photography-tips/#comment-68629 Great black and white photography tips! Thanks for the article. Great black and white photography tips! Thanks for the article.

]]> By: Rori http://digital-photography-school.com/5-black-and-white-photography-tips/comment-page-2#comment-66070 Rori Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:03:07 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/5-black-and-white-photography-tips/#comment-66070 hey! these are really great i enjoyed reading bout them and as well looking at them . hope to see some more in the future ! =-) Rori . hey! these are really great i enjoyed reading bout them and as well looking at them . hope to see some more in the future ! =-) Rori .

]]> By: Prophoto http://digital-photography-school.com/5-black-and-white-photography-tips/comment-page-2#comment-65657 Prophoto Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:52:44 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/5-black-and-white-photography-tips/#comment-65657 As a working professional I tend to shoot each image in both RAW and fine Jpeg, Pro Cameras give the option to shoot each image in both. I run 16GB cards which allow me to fit around 400-500 images this usaually is fine during a wedding shoot. I mostly use the Jpeg images in post processing if they are correctly exposed these will usually be fine and much easier to work with rather than the larger Nikon nef or RAW image files, but as a fallback I have the RAW file if in case of difficult lighting - over or under exposure. I find this works best for me most of the images on my website if not all are taken in JPEG. <a href="http://prophoto.com.au" rel="nofollow">Prophoto home page</a> As a working professional I tend to shoot each image in both RAW and fine Jpeg, Pro Cameras give the option to shoot each image in both. I run 16GB cards which allow me to fit around 400-500 images this usaually is fine during a wedding shoot. I mostly use the Jpeg images in post processing if they are correctly exposed these will usually be fine and much easier to work with rather than the larger Nikon nef or RAW image files, but as a fallback I have the RAW file if in case of difficult lighting – over or under exposure.
I find this works best for me most of the images on my website if not all are taken in JPEG.
Prophoto home page

]]> By: pompy http://digital-photography-school.com/5-black-and-white-photography-tips/comment-page-2#comment-62013 pompy Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:34:11 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/5-black-and-white-photography-tips/#comment-62013 Great article and tips, thanks! :) Great article and tips, thanks! :)

]]> By: farhad http://digital-photography-school.com/5-black-and-white-photography-tips/comment-page-2#comment-55234 farhad Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:34:46 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/5-black-and-white-photography-tips/#comment-55234 I HAVE A LONG EXPERIENCE IN BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY EVEN IN MAKING HIGH CONTRAST DEVELOPERS MYSELF.SINCE DIGITAL, I COULD NOT REACH A PHOTOGRAPH WITH HIGH BLACK DENSITY.ONCE I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO TAKE PHOYO IN COLOR THEN ON PHOTOSOP MAKE IT BLACK&WHITE. STILL I HAVE SAME PROBLEM. COULD YOU HELP? RAGARDS FARHAD I HAVE A LONG EXPERIENCE IN BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY EVEN IN MAKING HIGH CONTRAST DEVELOPERS MYSELF.SINCE DIGITAL, I COULD NOT REACH A PHOTOGRAPH WITH HIGH BLACK DENSITY.ONCE I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO TAKE PHOYO IN COLOR THEN ON PHOTOSOP MAKE IT BLACK&WHITE. STILL I HAVE SAME PROBLEM.
COULD YOU HELP?
RAGARDS
FARHAD

]]> By: Marcus http://digital-photography-school.com/5-black-and-white-photography-tips/comment-page-2#comment-54648 Marcus Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:38:38 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/5-black-and-white-photography-tips/#comment-54648 USA 2009 B&W http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcusrevertegat/sets/72157619390872360/show/ USA 2009 B&W http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcusrevertegat/sets/72157619390872360/show/

]]> By: Vancouver photographer http://digital-photography-school.com/5-black-and-white-photography-tips/comment-page-2#comment-51266 Vancouver photographer Tue, 19 May 2009 09:03:58 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/5-black-and-white-photography-tips/#comment-51266 While I agree with most of these tips, I have to disagree with shooting with low ISO. High ISO may add some grain, but it makes the image feel more like film. Also, low ISO is impractical, especially for street photography and event photography (such as weddings). While I agree with most of these tips, I have to disagree with shooting with low ISO. High ISO may add some grain, but it makes the image feel more like film. Also, low ISO is impractical, especially for street photography and event photography (such as weddings).

]]> By: lukix http://digital-photography-school.com/5-black-and-white-photography-tips/comment-page-2#comment-50329 lukix Fri, 08 May 2009 16:10:34 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/5-black-and-white-photography-tips/#comment-50329 I use JPG+RAW mode. I think that is a great option. I use JPG+RAW mode. I think that is a great option.

]]> By: Rachel http://digital-photography-school.com/5-black-and-white-photography-tips/comment-page-2#comment-46821 Rachel Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:17:16 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/5-black-and-white-photography-tips/#comment-46821 thanks for the b&w tips! i'm a beginner at all this stuff, so what does RAW and ISO stand for? :) thanks for the b&w tips! i’m a beginner at all this stuff, so what does RAW and ISO stand for? :)

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