Juan Buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > A truly beautiful shot, Juan!
> > Perfect timing, and I love the tonal range. How are you
> > converting your shots to B&W?
>
> Thanks Gianfranco!
>
> I use the channel mixer in PS, with 25%, 35% and 40% for R, G
and B
> respectively. I had found these values by observation, but
then I
> downloaded Petteri Sulonen's actions from here:
>
>
http://194.100.88.243/petteri/pont/How_to/n_Digital_BW/n_Digital_BW/a_Digital_Black_and_White.html?page=7
Thanks for the link. The entire article seems to be an
interesting reading (I saved the link in both the ''digital''
and the ''darkroom'' favorites folders...)
> Those actions include a few to convert to BW trying to emulate
> different films. Then the "prepare darkroom" action sets a few
layers
> that are useful for tweaking th tonality, dodging/burning,
etc.
>
> I always do a batch low res conversion of the raw images (my
"contact
> sheet"), at 1024 pixels horizontal res. My web pictures are
from
> there. I only go back to the original raw files when printing
or when
> a photo requires special treatment.
I'm not sure I want to emulate a particular B&W film (well, I'm
still shooting traditional and chromogenic B&W...) but there are
still things I'd like to be automated somehow when I convert
many shots.
> Thanks again for looking.
Thank you for sharing!
Ciao,
Gianco
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