I was wondering if you have any tips in achieving a high contrast and crispy b/w...any P/S actions maybe...I checked out those at atncentral and they don't seem to be the kind of stuff I'm looking for....
Any one care to share?
Thanks,
Dennis
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Hi guys,
I was wondering if you have any tips in achieving a high contrast and crispy b/w...any P/S actions maybe...I checked out those at atncentral and they don't seem to be the kind of stuff I'm looking for....
Any one care to share?
Thanks,
Dennis
I was wondering if you have any tips in achieving a high contrast and crispy b/w...any P/S actions maybe...I checked out those at atncentral and they don't seem to be the kind of stuff I'm looking for....
Any one care to share?
Thanks,
Dennis
i use a lot of kevin kubota actions, most of the time. i'm not sure if that is what your after, but i lvoe his blakc and white actions, and i never get any complaints!
Hi Denis,
Great to hear from you.
Another vote for Kevin Kubota - I use a tweaked version of GM Warm+snappy from the Artisitic pak 1. (That'll make sense if you get his actions!)
Great to hear from you.
Another vote for Kevin Kubota - I use a tweaked version of GM Warm+snappy from the Artisitic pak 1. (That'll make sense if you get his actions!)
I Desaturate and adjust curves.
before dishing out the $$$ try out a tutorial such as this one:
http://www.markushartel.com/tutorials/arch..._to_bw_con.html
Channel mixing is my favourite to make pictures B/W.
http://www.markushartel.com/tutorials/arch..._to_bw_con.html
Channel mixing is my favourite to make pictures B/W.
I adjust saturation and temperature, then go in and tweak RGB levels. Super easy to do in RAW
QUOTE(Niall @ May 21 2007, 05:34 AM) [snapback]138788[/snapback]
before dishing out the $$$ try out a tutorial such as this one:
http://www.markushartel.com/tutorials/arch..._to_bw_con.html
Channel mixing is my favourite to make pictures B/W.
http://www.markushartel.com/tutorials/arch..._to_bw_con.html
Channel mixing is my favourite to make pictures B/W.
Hi Nial,
Thanks for this link...I am currently trying out the Channel Mixer Settings based on the film type look he suggested....great info.
Thanks again for sharing this..
Dennis
Add another vote for the Kubota actions. I love them and use them daily! I have pak 1 & 2, and they are fantastic! (GM Warm + snappy 1 is probably my most used!)
Christine
Christine
QUOTE(Mark Miller @ May 21 2007, 05:20 AM) [snapback]138780[/snapback]
Hi Denis,
Great to hear from you.
Another vote for Kevin Kubota - I use a tweaked version of GM Warm+snappy from the Artisitic pak 1. (That'll make sense if you get his actions!)
Great to hear from you.
Another vote for Kevin Kubota - I use a tweaked version of GM Warm+snappy from the Artisitic pak 1. (That'll make sense if you get his actions!)
Hi Mark,
How are you doing, man?
Wanted to buy that Kubota action packs but my designers are saying they can just do that for me....
I just don't wanna be too dependent on my graphic artists to handle my image processing....That's why I'm looking for some good b/w tutorials, etc.
I'm currently working on my website with a fellow OSPian from Russia and we hope to get it online by June or July.
Check out if you have time my blogsite:
http://bestshotphotography.blogspot.com
Blessings,
Dennis
I read this one in a book:
1. Create hue and saturation adjustment layer and click ok.
2. Change the blend mode of this layer to "color"
3. Creat a 2nd h & s adjustment layer, and set the saturation to 0
4. Go back to the first h & s layer and jack with the hue and saturation sliders until you get the look that you want.
1. Create hue and saturation adjustment layer and click ok.
2. Change the blend mode of this layer to "color"
3. Creat a 2nd h & s adjustment layer, and set the saturation to 0
4. Go back to the first h & s layer and jack with the hue and saturation sliders until you get the look that you want.
another vote here for channel mixing... so much control--it's great.
Also, a quick and easy way--use a gradient map (in the same menu as channel mixer and curves)--use the black to white one, and with one click you have a decent bw conversion... very helpful for speed.
Also, a quick and easy way--use a gradient map (in the same menu as channel mixer and curves)--use the black to white one, and with one click you have a decent bw conversion... very helpful for speed.
anyone use the bw layer adjustment in CS3? just curious...
QUOTE(teri genovese @ May 21 2007, 08:55 PM) [snapback]139320[/snapback]
i've recently been playing with a b&w conversion of my own.
desaturate -
adjust curves to boost highlights -
add color burn layer (up to 15% or to your taste) -
add soft light layer (up to 20 or 30%).
this seems to give that high contrast/crispy look without losing much shadow and highlight detail. although i've just starting playing with this so i cant promise it will work for everything!
the black and white pic of the girl on my most recent blog post (5/20) was converted using the above steps if you want to see an example.
desaturate -
adjust curves to boost highlights -
add color burn layer (up to 15% or to your taste) -
add soft light layer (up to 20 or 30%).
this seems to give that high contrast/crispy look without losing much shadow and highlight detail. although i've just starting playing with this so i cant promise it will work for everything!
the black and white pic of the girl on my most recent blog post (5/20) was converted using the above steps if you want to see an example.
Hi Teri,
I also came across with such workflow somewhere but I don't start with desaturate, i start with the gradient tool....Same with you, I'm still figuring out the best tool for me to get the job done well...
Here's a recent conversion I did...not yet perfect though....Click to view attachment
Regards,
Dennis
I've come up with my own work flow for black and white conversion. I used a 20D (RIP) and 1600 ISO (for grain/noise). Shot at -1 EC. Opened up the RAW file in Photoshop, desaturated the photo and bumped up the exposure, brightness and contrast to give it an old film-like look. Works great and you can't even tell it was shot digital!
QUOTE(Nicole Rork @ May 24 2007, 04:53 AM) [snapback]140858[/snapback]
I've come up with my own work flow for black and white conversion. I used a 20D (RIP) and 1600 ISO (for grain/noise). Shot at -1 EC. Opened up the RAW file in Photoshop, desaturated the photo and bumped up the exposure, brightness and contrast to give it an old film-like look. Works great and you can't even tell it was shot digital!
Hi Nicole,
Thanks for sharing....will try it and post here the result...
Dennis
Here's an image I played around with....
Feel free to let me know how I could further improve the b/w look...TyClick to view attachment
Feel free to let me know how I could further improve the b/w look...TyClick to view attachment
QUOTE(Dennis Pilapil @ May 25 2007, 06:15 AM) [snapback]141393[/snapback]
Here's an image I played around with....
Feel free to let me know how I could further improve the b/w look...TyClick to view attachment
Feel free to let me know how I could further improve the b/w look...TyClick to view attachment
Hey Dennis this is looking good. Out of curiosity could you show us the original file.
QUOTE(Niall @ May 25 2007, 04:04 AM) [snapback]141471[/snapback]
Hey Dennis this is looking good. Out of curiosity could you show us the original file.
Hi Niall,
Thanks for the remark...
Here's the original file...Click to view attachment
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