For the BW Buffs

[BrokenBiker]

I've always appreciated a good B/W photo, and I've been slowly learning different things about BW conversions. I've searched a lot of places for some good hands-on info about making BW images, and these two sites are great.

Black and White Digital has pretty much everything you need to know in making black and white photos.

Brian Martin has some of the best black and white photos I've ever seen. His site includes a few lessons/tips on how he does his B/W photos.


I uploaded several quick conversions for the various methods mentioned in the Black and White Digital site. Not only did I learn completely new methods of conversion, but I learned a new twist in the Hue/Saturation method...subtle, but useful. There is also a method called the "Gorman" method, which I had never come across before. It's easy to see how useful it could be.

Here are a few quick shots. Feel free to check out the BW Exercise album I just put up w/ examples of different conversion methods.

None of the images include adjustments w/ anything other than what was necessary for the BW conversion--for instance, none of them include Curves, Levels, Brightness/Contrast, etc.

Gradient Map



Hue/Saturation



Gorman

[twoeyesopen]

BB,
Thanks for the link. Great site for B&W buffs. Some new to me stuff.
I always wanted to go 10-50mph faster than my talent level.
David

[venchka]

Thanks. Maybe these folks can help me make digital conversions of real black & white negatives look like black & white photos.

[studiocygnet]

Originally Posted by venchka

Thanks. Maybe these folks can help me make digital conversions of real black & white negatives look like black & white photos.

Ditto that.

[Big Dog]

Originally Posted by venchka

... help me make ... black & white negatives look like black & white photos.

Um, there's another way ...

[venchka]

I knew that.