Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And what Chris does in his video is now rather more than less possible using LR Amities Ph Le 10 juin 2015 ? 11:33, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> a ?crit : > >> On Jun 9, 2015, at 11:29 PM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote: >> >> I wasn?t thinking of just ?pressing? the B&W button. I was thinking of >> using the various contrast, luminosity, and saturation sliders for >> selected colors, presumably intelligently. > > > yes, you can. > > there is a wonderful book about all this, called (I will check) From Oz to > Kansas, or such, by Versace? > > > just great > > > steve > > >> Herbert Kanner >> kanner at acm.org >> 650-326-8204 >> >> Question authority and the authorities will question you. >> >> >> >> >>> On Jun 6, 2015, at 11:58 PM, Chris Crawford <chris at >>> chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: >>> >>> Just converting in lightroom gives flat, lifeless results with no >>> microcontrast. That's the look that many film users think of when they >>> criticize digital black & white as 'inferior' to film. Digital >>> conversions >>> can be as beautiful as film, but it requires work. The plugins do the >>> best >>> job of boosting mid tone contrast and microcontrast without blowing out >>> shadows and highlights, but it can be done in Photoshop as my tutorial >>> shows. >>> >>> -- >>> Chris Crawford >>> Fine Art Photography >>> Fort Wayne, Indiana >>> 260-437-8990 >>> >>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >>> >>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >>> Become a fan on Facebook >>> >>> >>> >>> On 6/7/15, 2:44 AM, "Herbert Kanner" <kanner at acm.org> wrote: >>> >>>> What is wrong with simple black and white conversion in Lightroom? I've >>>> used it a few times and found it satisfactory. Am I not critical enough? >>>> Herbert Kanner >>>> kanner at acm.org >>>> 650-326-8204 >>>> >>>> Question authority and the authorities will question you. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Jun 6, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Chris Crawford >>>>> <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> In-camera conversions usually look flat. Best to use Photoshop. The >>>>> best >>>>> results come from plugins like Silver Efx, Alienskin Exposure, DxO >>>>> Filmpack, and Topaz BW Effects. My favorite is Topaz, and it is also >>>>> the >>>>> least expensive at about $60. >>>>> >>>>> If you don?t want to buy a plugin, I have a video tutorial that I made >>>>> showing how to do it in Photoshop with good results: >>>>> >>>>> https://youtu.be/ZdJ5rM_MGlU?list=PLsQTNpmJWGmTFNLzY3g1CgbBQ7-SvAWam >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Chris Crawford >>>>> Fine Art Photography >>>>> Fort Wayne, Indiana >>>>> 260-437-8990 >>>>> >>>>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >>>>> >>>>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >>>>> Become a fan on Facebook >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 6/6/15, 11:46 AM, "Stan Yoder" <s.yoder at comcast.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Folks, Which is the better way to convert color to B/W: in Photoshop, >>>>>> in the printer, or use the B/W provision of the camera (M240) in the >>>>>> first place? I don't need the high-end solutions of specialized >>>>>> software >>>>>> or inks. >>>>>> >>>>>> TIA, >>>>>> Stan Yoder >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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