B&W shooters are these shots intentional or ...

3 years 6 months ago #698952 by Brad M
For those of you with B&W images.  When you took the shot, was it taken in B&W or knowing you would convert to B&W?  

All mine get converted when I think the color version just doesn't look good.  So seems like a last ditch effort to make something.  

Am I alone or will you convert to B&W under the same circumstances?  


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3 years 6 months ago #698956 by Nikon Shooter
No way, Brad, you are not!

I always shoot in colour but sometimes a conversion in
PP will give an other mood. Or when the colour are not
delicious or harmonise well enough.

Light is free… capturing it is not!
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3 years 6 months ago #698960 by Screamin Scott
A point to remember. Colors are what sell color photographs. The composition is what sells B&W images

Scott Ditzel Photography

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3 years 6 months ago #698963 by Nikon Shooter
I would rather express it this way:

Chrominance sells colour photographs.
Luminance is what sells B&W images.

I believe that composition is also in colour images
among other things. :).

Light is free… capturing it is not!
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3 years 6 months ago #698966 by Scotty

Screamin Scott wrote: A point to remember. Colors are what sell color photographs. The composition is what sells B&W images


Very Very true.

When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.

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3 years 6 months ago #698971 by Brad M
Thank you. 

Which software are you using to convert? 


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3 years 6 months ago #698978 by Nikon Shooter
Most Raw conversion app will do but it is not a simple
matter of desaturation, use the six colour channels.

Light is free… capturing it is not!
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3 years 6 months ago #698979 by db3348
Brad,

I adopt 2 streams of thought in b&w .

Either  I deliberately set out to create a b&w image from scratch ,  shooting on b&w film ,  when  I plan to finish up with b&w image ,

or 

sometimes , after shooting in colour,  like you <<when I think the color version just doesn't look good>>   I convert in p'shop , adjusting all the relevant channels for my desired end result .

db3348


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3 years 6 months ago #699041 by Owen
Like others, I'll just convert in post.  


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3 years 5 months ago #701488 by KCook

Brad M wrote: Thank you. 

Which software are you using to convert? 


I like Darktable for B&W conversion.  But beware, DT has a fierce learning curve.

Kelly Cook

Canon 50D, Olympus PL2
kellycook.zenfolio.com/

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