Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think you only have to look at the work of Spielberg (esp. in Schindlers List) and other cinematographers, coupled with TV advertising, to realise that there has been a resurgence in the use of b&w imagery over maybe the last 20 years. Gerry Gerry Walden Tel: +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or +44 (0)797 287 7932 www.gwpics.com On 11/12/2013 08:10, Peter Dzwig wrote: > I don't know about 30 year olds. There are a lot of young commercial > photogs > working in B&W. It is seen as giving style. But then we always did have > style... > > Peter > > On 11/12/2013 02:27, Jeffery Smith wrote: >> I think that B&W strikes a chord with just about anyone older than 30. But >> I really got a lot of flack for posting B&W images of my 45th high school >> reunion, and had to repost them in color (highlighting a cavalcade of >> rosacea). >> >> When I watch old reruns of Perry Mason and Twilight Zone, I get distracted >> by bokeh, tonality, and DOF. If I have to be preoccupied by something, >> that >> seems noble to me. How about some insect close-ups in B&W? no harm in >> trying. >> >> Jeffery >> >> On Tuesday, December 10, 2013, Jim Nichols wrote: >> >>> Thanks, Jeffery. I can't speak for the movie makers, but I would not be >>> surprised. Seems that I read somewhere that the filter was purple. >>> Either >>> would do, I suppose. >>> >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> >>> On 12/10/2013 7:59 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: >>> >>>> Can't argue with the results. They look great. >>>> >>>> Didn't movie directors view scenes through a green handheld viewfinder >>>> to >>>> give them a monochrome sense of the results? >>>> >>>> Jeffery >>>> >>>> On Monday, December 9, 2013, Jim Nichols wrote: >>>> >>>> With all of the recent discussion of B&W images on the LUG, I decided >>>> to >>>>> see if changing the EVF and LCD to B&W helped in creating B&W images. >>>>> With >>>>> a Summitar from the 1940s on the X-E1, this seemed appropriate. >>>>> >>>>> These two images were composed in B&W, then processed from the RAW >>>>> image >>>>> and converted to B&W. I liked the result. Maybe the B&W finder does >>>>> improve "seeing" the final image. >>>>> >>>>> Mirror: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Mirror.jpg.html >>>>> >>>>> Lamp: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Lamp.jpg.html >>>>> >>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Jim Nichols >>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>