Image: Seattle B and W, 5D Mk II, 16-35 f2.8 L II..
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Image: Mt Baker, 5D Mk II, 17-40 F4 L, 3 Stop GND soft. B and W in Lightroom and CS4.Larger Image
Black and white is something I have become fond of lately,the images evoke a different emotion than color and I'm at a stage where I want to experiment a little more and try to put more feeling in to my work, I am not yet happy with the way I process the images, but I am experimenting with different ways, the above image was taken B and W in camera and processed with DPP and CS4, my other options include Lightroom, but I am yet to come up with a combination I like for my final work flow, so a little more research and some playing around I hope to come up with the right recipe. Getting just the right look and feel to a black and white image is harder than color images in my opinion. The best thing that digital has given me is the ability to experiment with out the cost of film.
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Well done, if you ask me. I like b&w photography because it makes you pay more attention to contrast/shadows and tones. Plus...it's just totally different. I think you did a good job with the post processing. Though if you're not satisfied, I'd like to see your work when you are satisfied. Must be pretty damn good.
ReplyDeleteI too really love monochrome images, as you say, there is just a different feeling to them, a distilling of what is important in an image, at least to me. I also struggle a great deal with editing images for Black and White. I have yet to find that combination of contrast and channel mixing that makes it snap. You can see some of my Seattle skyline attempts here: http://tinyurl.com/nsgwpf
ReplyDeleteI don't intend those to be examples of how to do it, but rather of how I have been struggling with it. They are all different, which means I have yet to find what works for me. I am finding that contrast is very important.
I would be grateful if you pass along any lessons learned as you experiment and find what works. Especially for your nature landscape shots, which are just fantastic.
--greg.
Lee, stick around you will be the first to know.
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Greg, nice work i like your shot from West Seattle with the reflection, I may have to give that a try.
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Your shots are great, excellent contrast. I love shooting B&W.
ReplyDeleteThank you Arbor View
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