Digital Black & White Conversion

Digital Black & White Conversion - Don'ts and Do's

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7 ай бұрын

I'm passionate about black and white photography. In the digital we convert color photos into black and white renditions of reality. Here are some don'ts and do's for black and white conversion.

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@marcoaureliodecusati8242 6 ай бұрын

You say a lot of useful info with a remarkable economy of words.

@hoffmann-photography-Syke 6 ай бұрын

Ah, I like your comment! I indeed try to keep my videos short and to the point.

@tjmanou6422 6 ай бұрын

thank you

@hoffmann-photography-Syke 6 ай бұрын

You are very welcome.

@carlmcneill1139 6 ай бұрын

I don't use jpg when shooting. I'm not even sure if I've tried jpg in the camera I'm using now. But I think it's one reason a lot of people like Fujii cameras. I think they like the different film simulations and the black and white rendering. Some of the KZfaqrs I've watched will tweak their black and white profile settings to add contrast. I shoot in raw and edit in Lightroom. I have the Nik collection and I use silver fx pro to convert my black and white images. They have a lot of presets to choose from and you can adjust all of them the way you like it.

@hoffmann-photography-Syke 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your comment. I also exclusively shoot RAWs. But in our photography classes there are a lot of people who prefer JPGs because they don't need to edit them. I can understand that, but converting JPGs to black and white is, in my humble opinion, not the best idea.

@carlmcneill1139 6 ай бұрын

@hoffmann-photography979 from my understanding, there's a filter on the sensor that keeps us from getting the true black and white tones. If you want to get close to what film does you have to have a black and white camera. Pentax just came out with a crop sensor version. Leica is supposed to have one that's really great. If you have Leica money to buy one. That's why it's not best to use jpg. Even shooting in raw you won't get exactly what you could with a converted camera.

@hoffmann-photography-Syke 6 ай бұрын

@@carlmcneill1139 I've seen pics of the Leica and they are truly stunning in terms of resolution and sharpness. But alas, it's silly money just to shoot black & white ...

@luzr6613 7 ай бұрын

Occasionally i watch a video that transforms my understanding of a topic. So, this conversion is something i only rarely do, and that probably explains why i've not bothered to pay great attention. But, if i flip and extend that... i probably rarely do it because the results are rarely inspiring. You've opened the door for me - the responsibility for the consequences following on from that lie entirely with YOU! All i can say is 'Many thanks!' Just an aside - i've tried Mono-mode, and not seen the point. But do you have any experience with the likes of the Leica or K3 Monochrome cameras? Best wishes from New Zealand.

@hoffmann-photography-Syke 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your comment. I don't have a Leica or a K3, but I've seen photos (the digital files, actually) taken with a Leica Monochrome camera. Sharpness and resolution (no Bayer pattern) are absolutely stunning. However, to control the conversion of colors into gray values you have to use the classic yellow, orange, red, and green filters that are used with black and white film. Editing software just gives you way more control than that.