Of course Paul is right. The film labels given are generalities and not necessarily representational of how *you* made a particular film work. But that's hardly the point of them either. Most people who are using these filter never shot a roll of any of them. Even old school film shooters (like me) probably only shot a handful of them. They are simply handy labels to remember certain presets of working with Silver Efex Pro. They are an especially easy and fun way of getting familiar with the mind-boggling variety of control you have with Silver Efex Pro.
Of course, you can go far beyond the presets (or create your own). The real power of Silver Efex Pro comes when you learn to use their special brand of selection tools and learn to apply corrections selectively, rather than to the image as a whole. The results are going to depend upon the source material that they are applied to. Silver Efex Pro is a powerful tool and, like any tool, can be used for Good or for Evil. Like any tool it can take anyone who wields it some time and experience to become a real craftsman. I think what Christine is sharing here (more than anything) is her excitement at the possibilities that she sees within reach and perhaps a new way to look at images she created long ago and has never seen this way before. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
