One of my first B&W's

[shutternut]

I did this black and white using camera raw on a jpeg file. I don't really know what makes a good black and white photo, so I'm looking for critique on how I did. I've attached the color photo for comparison. I can't think of specific questions I have because I don't know much about black and white techniques, so just a critique of whatever you think needs mentioning would be great! Thanks all!



Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/10
Focal Length: 107 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash fired, red-eye reduction

[kelleyrie]

like the b&w but maybe it needs more contrast or more highlight...or something, I dunno. I love the texture details on the petals, pretty.

[takethislife5150]

something to try and look for as far as taking b&w pictures (and how to make them in PP) is a pure white, a pure black, and as many different greys as possible.