"Collin Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >In B&W we can affect contrast and gray-level representation of color with the >use of filters. Some on the camera, some on the enlarger. > >What I'm thinking of is really a question about the "raw" format. Is it >truely "raw", the simple captured sensor data. >If it is, are there techniques in place to allow later treatment of the data >as though it were the original light, >making it monochrome, filtering the colors, and anything else >that I'd like to do on the front end. > >After it's converted it's not as difficult. > >Is this even on the right track? > >What I'm looking for is the ability to treat digital like film. >At least in terms of the sequence in handling the data.
Yes, you can treat digital exactly like film: Use red, orange or whatever filters at the time of shooting and manipulate contrast at the time of printing. If you want to treat digital like film but *not* use the same sequence in handling data, like applying the filters digitally, after image capture but before converting to monochrome you can't get exactly the effect you could achieve with B&W film, but with enough skill and practice you can come very close. >And promise to never pour fixer onto a lens. Imagine my relief! :) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
