photography Q
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- antoine_101
is it better to take digital photos in colour, then convert to black and white in photoshop, or take them in back and white in the first place?
- horton0
color first..
records more data/ detail.
- Jaline0
I love the effect of taking a black & white photo right off the bat, but it depends on what kind of project it's for.
- jonnyquest0
you can squeeze out 16 million shades of grey from an RGB image...
however the average human can only visually discern a few hundred shades of grey but the latitude an RGB source file gives you can be invaluable.
- jonnyquest0
you can squeeze out 16 million shades of grey from an RGB image...
however the average human can only visually discern a few hundred shades of grey but the latitude an RGB source file gives you can be invaluable.
- jaylarson0
rgb source code. then play with adjustment layers, red and/or orange layers.
look up color to digital conversion tuts.
let's see some before and afta's ok?
- Witt0
- lvl_130
i'd say def. take color if you got the time to convert correctly. if you are looking for a faster way to get your images out, then you can take the lazy way and just shoot in b+w mode
: )
- forcetwelve0
yeah colour first for me too. then grayscale in photoshop and really boost contrast etc to how you like it.
that way you've got a copy of the original colour pic too.
- ribit0
I've never used RAW, but if your camera can do it, this encapsulates all color modes doesnt it? So an even better choice? (raw sensor output)
- shutdown0
shoot in colour and in RAW.
if you only shoot in b&w then that's all you'll ever have, shoot in colour however and you've got an extra amount to work with.
What might turn out nice in b&w could have been brilliant with a full colour image instead and there's nothing you can do about it if you only have a b&w shot