Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bob I see Barcelona as your perfect retirement present trip for the Adlers ;-) Since I've been lucky enough to spend some days with my good friend Lluis over some years, I think I can comment further on his 'magic' I have never met anyone who works so hard and consistently at his craft. That's nine tenths of his magic The rest hardly matters. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 23 February 2014 11:58, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > I know... > *sigh* > > > On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 4:11 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Bob the very best way to absorb the instruction from Don Lluis is to walk > > and shoot with him all day in a superb city environment (with intervals > for > > delicious Catalan food) then sit over a beer in front of the computer > with > > Lluis. You need to go to Barcelona! > > > > > > Cheers > > Geoff > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > On 21 February 2014 17:25, Bob Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Thank you Lluis. An excellent tutorial that gives a starting point to > us > > > novices who wish to develop our own processes. > > > You are very generous. > > > Best, > > > Bob > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > > > On Feb 20, 2014, at 3:36 PM, Lluis Ripoll < > > > lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Thank you Susan, Gerry, Bob, Larry and others ... I really think I > > don't > > > deserve such mentions, I've saw after years the B&W of many of many of > > you > > > are sharing with us, everyone has his own style and I don't know if I > can > > > explain my workflow as a certain rule ... , IMHO is a question of the > > > personal preferences. Even so I can explain why I work. > > > > > > > > I normally work in manual mode and in digital I prefer a little under > > > exposure than over exposure. Usually I prefer use old lenses, IMHO they > > > give more medium tones and less crispy images to work. When I process > the > > > DNG I have certain "own" rules, I try to avoid or at least minimize the > > > extreme tones of the Dynamic Range, Absolute Black (Zone 0) and > absolute > > > white (Zone X), usually I start marking the white and the black points, > > > after I do a first arrangement using the extended Dynamic range that > > offer > > > Capture One (medium tones for shadow and lights), after this I work > with > > > the curve to obtain the contrast I want, finally I work on the > classical > > > controls of Exposure, Brilliance and Contrast an if it is necessary I > > > correct the previous values I've do. I edit the image in Photoshop and > I > > > click in to the Automatic levels, generally I accept what PS does. If > the > > > image is too flat I try to improve it with Silver Efex Pro. > > > > > > > > IMHO Capture One is a great tool for work the B&W, it has different > B&W > > > presets, and I have also build mines. The same thing with Silver Efex > > Pro, > > > I've never use the standard presets, I've build some own presets, but > > > rarely they work for a new picture, I have to modify different things. > > > > > > > > When I work I always take care of the histogram, and I try to cover > all > > > the range. Silver Efex Pro offer the histogram and the 10 zones, this > is > > > useful for me, I can better correct extreme Zones 0 and 10. > > > > > > > > I don't know if this can be interesting for you, I think is nothing > > new, > > > last Summer our friend Geoff was with me looking my workflow, I work by > > my > > > instinct and I think difficult made, as you say, a tutorial, this > sounds > > > for me too pretentious... > > > > > > > > I hope have answered your question ... > > > > > > > > Thank you very much! > > > > Lluis > > > > > > > > > > > >> El 19/02/2014, a las 16:49, lrzeitlin at aol.com escribi?: > > > >> > > > >> Lluis, > > > >> I am always impressed by the tonal quality you manage to achieve in > > > your B&W pictures. Especially when viewed on the new high resolution > > screen > > > of my Macbook Pro. We may differ on matters of composition and subject > > > selection but your B&W images are far superior to the bulk of those > shown > > > on the LUG. I mean no disrespect to other photographers but your > pictures > > > are in a class by themselves.? It can't all be the Leica Monocrom.? The > > > results are just as good with every camera you use, even old film > > cameras. > > > The big question is how do you do it?? > > > >> Could you describe your workflow from shutter click to posting on > the > > > internet as a tutorial for less adept photographers. I would like to be > > > able to get your results in B&W images. > > > >> Larry Z > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > Bob Adler > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >