Assignment: "B&W Portraits" June 24- July 8

[TWolf]

Chose a picture of my son for my first entry.



Canon S5 IS
F2.7 ISO 200

TWolf

[Lucyhelen]

Hi guys, looking for some help with this one. How do I get strong contrast between my black and white, I seem to get varying shades of grey.

Thanks.
hugs...L

[kansasA]

Standing on a tall step ladder, so my camera stays dry, I catch my daughter flipping her hair in the pool.



Camera:Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 50 mm
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
ISO Speed: 200
Taken: July 3 2009

[scoot519]

Nikon D60
Focal Length: 240mm
Aperture:f/5.3
Shutter Speed:1/320s
ISO:400
Date Taken:June 30, 2009

[inlina]

Originally Posted by Sime™

Next week: COMING SOON. No, that's not the assignment! :-)

Sime...any word on what the next assignment topic is??

CG

[thecallowphotog]

I hope this works-I've been trying to post for awhile now! I'm new here (and probably making a crappy first impression by being an airhead-lol), and am a new photographer. I got my Canon Rebel XS for Mother's Day in May and since then, have not put the camera down.

This is my eldest, Natalie, who poses for me without me even asking. I took this in color and edited in Picasa with filter B&W. My only beef with the photo is the tree branch creeping its way into the righthand top corner.



Canon Rebel XS
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

[Cheeze439]

Camera: Nikon D60
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm VR
F-stop: f/5.3
Shutter Speed: 1/50 sec
Exposure Bias: 0 step
Focal Length: 35mm
Max Aperture: 4.7
ISO speed: ISO-100

Date taken: 25th June 2009

My 15 month old son, Adam, taken at Marwell Zoo near the South Coast of England.

[alphasco]

Originally Posted by Lucyhelen

Hi guys, looking for some help with this one. How do I get strong contrast between my black and white, I seem to get varying shades of grey.

Thanks.
hugs...L

There's a great article on this in past Digital Photography School's files. It nicely explains the post processing procedures using PhotoShop. Basically, though, my recommendation is don't do it in the camers -- use the PhotoShop color channel procedures.

Good luck.

[Cheeze439]

Scoot519, that's a really great shot, such a great face!

[StephenSr]

Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 135 mm
Exposure: +0.75
ISO Speed: 400