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December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment |
Here’s a simple formula for scanning black and white originals (film or prints). Scan in Grayscale (there’s no benefit to scanning in RGB), in 16 bit, and at the native resolution of a scanner (upsample in Photoshop only if needed, not during scanning). Make sure sharpening is turned off. Test a scanner’s lookup tables for negatives; if they clip shadow or highlight detail scan negatives as transparencies and invert in Photoshop.
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Find out more about black and white in my DVD Black & White Mastery.
Find out more about black and white in my Workshop Black & White Mastery.
Special discounts are available until January.
Category: Technique - B&W, Technique - Exposure Tags: black and white, scanning black and white originals
December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment |
Looking for an infrared effect? Two options; capture in infrared or post-process to simulate infrared. Either way, the results can be compelling.
Here’s an excerpt from a statement I wrote on infrared techniques sometime ago.
“It looks like another world, yet it’s not. By opening a window into a spectrum we can’t see with the naked eye, infrared photography shows us our world in an extraordinary light … The effects are often unpredictable and almost always surprising. Perhaps, that is why this effect is so compelling.”
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Find out more about black and white in my DVD Black & White Mastery. Find out more about black and white in my Workshop Black & White Mastery. Special discounts are available until January.
Category: Software - Photoshop Tags: black and white, black and white conversions, infrared, simulating infrared
December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment |
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Some images are better in black and white. This is one.
“Dangerous Passage was a compelling image. But something wasn’t working. The thorns were red. The stalks were green. The water was blue. They were not subtle. The color was garish. In many ways, the color was too literal. The drama of the composition was competing with the drama of color. The two were at odds. Their moods were incompatible. One was harsh and edgy. The other was bright and cheery. Color was the problem. So I removed it … The message was clarified. The image carried a much greater weight. Less became more. The image was somber in black and white. That much suited the mood. But it was ashen, cold, and remote. I missed the emotional power of color. So I put it back. I converted the image back to a color mode and introduced new color into the image.”
Category: Images - Statements Tags: black and white, dangerous passage, digital equivalents to alternative processes
December 27, 2008 | 1 Comment |
Photographer Gordon Hutchings weighs in on the creative process in three insightful videos.
Read my conversation with Gordon Hutchings here.
Category: Photographers - Video Tags: Creativity, gordon hutchings
December 26, 2008 | 4 Comments |
The blackest black in print is achieved with today’s inkjet materials. Epson Exhibition Fiber printed on Ultrachrome K3 or UltraChrome HDR produces a 2.65 dmax; silver gelatin selenium toned produces a 2.35 dmax. You get this extraordinary black when printing through the printer driver’s Advanced Black & White mode; print the same image through a standard color color management route and you’ll only get a 2.4 dmax. Also, matte papers yield weaker blacks, roughly 1.85 dmax.
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Category: Printing, Technique - B&W Tags: black and white, black and white printing, blackest black, dmax, epson advanced black and white mode, epson exhibition fiber paper
December 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment |
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