thedude wrote:
Charlesu-
Was this picture taken with a digital then converted to b/w, or scanned from a b/w picture?
It looks very nice either way. I am buying my first serious camera soon and have been somewhat put off by the fact that my chosen camera (300d) won't do in-camera b/w. If this is the result of PS manipulation, I have nothing to worry about. (other than learning how to take pictures!)
I am a complete photography idiot, but I like the way this picture reminds me of 1950's photography. The sharpness of B/W appeals to me.
Thanks!
Charlesu-
Was this picture taken with a digital then converted to b/w, or scanned from a b/w picture?
It looks very nice either way. I am buying my first serious camera soon and have been somewhat put off by the fact that my chosen camera (300d) won't do in-camera b/w. If this is the result of PS manipulation, I have nothing to worry about. (other than learning how to take pictures!)
I am a complete photography idiot, but I like the way this picture reminds me of 1950's photography. The sharpness of B/W appeals to me.
Thanks!
Once you learn the proper way to do PS b&w's then you will be in bliss.
When i first got my 300D and tried doing B&W i would just grayscale it. It gets the job done, but does not do a very good job at it.
It has taken me a few months to get B&W's such as this:
 | HTTP response: NOT FOUND | MIME changed to 'image/gif' | Redirected to error image by ADVERTISEMENT |
| HTTP response: NOT FOUND | MIME changed to 'image/gif' | Redirected to error image by ADVERTISEMENT |
But the differences once you learn, are huge as seen here.
This taken directly to grayscale from color:
| HTTP response: NOT FOUND | MIME changed to 'image/gif' | Redirected to error image by ADVERTISEMENT |
And this taken and using the treatment that i will describe in a second:
| HTTP response: NOT FOUND | MIME changed to 'image/gif' | Redirected to error image by ADVERTISEMENT |
So how do i do it?
Load the image up to PS, apply whatever cropping USM and what not you need to.
For later refrence i sometimes dublicate the image.
I then go back to the original and create a hue and saturation layer:
The hue/saturation menu will come up, you'll simply click OK for now without adjusting anything.
For this first one (you'll be making two hue/saturation layers) you want to select "color" mode
You will then create the second hue/saturation layer. This time when the hue/saturation menu comes up you'll want to completely desaturate the image by sliding the saturation slider all the way to the left.
You will then double click on that first hue/saturation layer you created (which is now in the middle of the three layers). Double clicking again causes the hue/saturation menu to pop up. This time you'll want to adjust the hue slider. Where you leave it depends on personal taste. But prepair to be amazed.
Once you are satisfied with your new B&W treatment of this photo you'll want to flatten the image to keep the size down.
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