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B&W conversions? - 05-13-2005, 10:59 AM

I tried to use the Robin Purcell B&W action on this shot but couldn't get it to look 'right'. What about a simple desaturate and the adjust the brightness/contrast and levels? How does this look?

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05-13-2005, 11:09 AM

her lips in the B&W fade away.
I would suggest you turn up the levels before you desaturate it.

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her lips in the B&W fade away.
I would suggest you turn up the levels before you desaturate it.
Great idea. I never though about adjusting before the desaturate. I'll give it a try tonight.

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her lips in the B&W fade away.
I would suggest you turn up the levels before you desaturate it.
Great idea. I never though about adjusting before the desaturate. I'll give it a try tonight.
also, play with each color level seperately... the reds, the greens, etc...
That works for me.

Then after you do that you can adjust the levels of the B&W. :) That should work great! :)

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05-13-2005, 10:41 PM

My attempt with the same action: Brightness +9, Contrast +16. No dodging done.



I think you had too much green in the previous one.

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05-13-2005, 11:02 PM

Loungelizard,
You didn't make your conversion completely B&W...
I tried it out real quick, I saturated the reds more and changed the curves then changed it to B&W.


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Took a stab at it.. straight channel mixer.. 80% red, 5% green, 20% blue.. converted to monochrome.

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Loungelizard,
You didn't make your conversion completely B&W...
I tried it out real quick, I saturated the reds more and changed the curves then changed it to B&W.
You know, looking at it now, I see the tints in there...

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