Do you shoot in B&W

9 years 2 weeks ago #430159 by stuartsbarbie
Do you shoot in black and white or do you change it in post production?


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9 years 2 weeks ago #430166 by Hassner
I change in post. It gives me a colour master to keep. I then have the option to put any colour filter onto the image. Eg. red filter will darken the blue sky, green filter will lighten the grass and leaves...

It leaves me with a lot of choice afterwards.


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9 years 2 weeks ago #430180 by effron
Do you shoot in B&W?....Never.

Why so serious?
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9 years 2 weeks ago #430188 by stuartsbarbie
Thank you for your reply.  I want to start doing some B&W but wasn't sure of the best way to go


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9 years 2 weeks ago #430231 by KCook
With RAW you can shoot with the camera set to B&W, still access the color version in post.  The B&W advantage here is that you get to see the B&W treatment when reviewing images during the shooting session.

For JPG only (not RAW + JPG) consider taking 2 shots, just set up one Custom mode for color and another one other for B&W.  If there isn't time for a 2nd shot, play safe and shoot color.

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9 years 2 weeks ago #430241 by TvPhotos
I just shoot in color with RAW files. That way if I want a B&W image later I have more control in post production. 

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9 years 2 weeks ago #430322 by garyrhook
Technically, nobody shoots in B&W with digital camera. The camera captures in color, and you only get B&W via processing. Either by the camera (JPG) or in post via LR/PS/etc.

It's important to understand what you are doing, however, if your end goal is monochrome. Suggest you research Adams' zone system.


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9 years 2 weeks ago #430385 by icepics
I'm a film photographer so I'm usually thinking about what I'll be photographing and if I want to use B&W film. I was doing some monochrome Polaroids this weekend, in blue and sepia, and some B&W, so I was thinking about how the scene would look in one color or B&W. With B&W being the absence of color I usually look for some good contrast or pattern etc. in the scene.

I haven't done too many B&W digital photos but took the original photos in color. I found I didn't like the results using conversion in Photoshop so instead I usually use Remove Color or grayscale.

Sharon
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9 years 2 weeks ago #430403 by Ian Stone
Same with me, I change it in post.  That way if I change my mind later, I still have color version. 


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9 years 2 weeks ago #430434 by Joe Peterson
:agree:  


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9 years 2 weeks ago #430475 by ShadowWalker
Shoot: No

Convert in post: Yes


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9 years 2 weeks ago #430580 by Shadowfixer1

garyrhook wrote: Technically, nobody shoots in B&W with digital camera. The camera captures in color, and you only get B&W via processing. Either by the camera (JPG) or in post via LR/PS/etc.

It's important to understand what you are doing, however, if your end goal is monochrome. Suggest you research Adams' zone system.

Not quite. Technically, nobody shoots in color. The processing engine turns the light captured into color.
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9 years 2 weeks ago #430588 by Sawyer
Not in the camera, doesn't make sense.  In post yes.  Often. 

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9 years 2 weeks ago #430627 by garyrhook

Shadowfixer1 wrote:

garyrhook wrote: Technically, nobody shoots in B&W with digital camera. The camera captures in color, and you only get B&W via processing. Either by the camera (JPG) or in post via LR/PS/etc.

It's important to understand what you are doing, however, if your end goal is monochrome. Suggest you research Adams' zone system.

Not quite. Technically, nobody shoots in color. The processing engine turns the light captured into color.


Well, yes, I understand that there are layers for each of the colors. But that's really more a data management issue then anything else. What comes out of the camera is in a "color" format.


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9 years 2 weeks ago #430684 by Scott Klubeck

Sawyer wrote: Not in the camera, doesn't make sense.  In post yes.  Often. 



Same with me


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