Post by pontiac1940 on Oct 3, 2022 15:06:23 GMT
I rarely take a photo with conversion to B&W in mind. Well, I guess for the B&W challenge here on PSEM. 
But I have never done this.
Gary Friedman (Sony-Minolta guru) has a great tip in this article. It should apply to all or most DSLRs and mirrorless cameras.
Simply:
I convert in one or to ways. I usually convert the color jpeg (post ACR) to B&W using "New adjustment layer" with the foreground and background colors set to B and W. Sometimes I desaturate in ACR and then almost always use "New adjustment layer" to finesse the image.
Anyway, here is Friedman's article.
friedmanarchives.blogspot.com/2022/09/a-trick-for-better-b-photography.html
But I have never done this. Gary Friedman (Sony-Minolta guru) has a great tip in this article. It should apply to all or most DSLRs and mirrorless cameras.
Simply:
- Set camera to shoot both jpg and RAW
- Then somewhere in the bowels of your camera, set it to shoot in B&W. You will then see the scene in B&W and you will now have a good idea of how the image will look while shooting. This allows you to make exposure adjustments as needed to optimize B&W lighting.
- Since your camera is set to shoot both jpeg and RAW, the RAW version will be full color but the image should be exposed for maximum B&W impact when converted using your preferred method.
I convert in one or to ways. I usually convert the color jpeg (post ACR) to B&W using "New adjustment layer" with the foreground and background colors set to B and W. Sometimes I desaturate in ACR and then almost always use "New adjustment layer" to finesse the image.
Anyway, here is Friedman's article.
friedmanarchives.blogspot.com/2022/09/a-trick-for-better-b-photography.html