Playing with B & W

RxRickRxRick Registered Users Posts: 93 Big grins
edited August 2, 2012 in People
I've been trying various methods for converting color to B & W. To my eye, using Camera RAW gives the best results. Anyone have a better technique?

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Thanks!

--RxRick

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  • BrettDeutschBrettDeutsch Registered Users Posts: 365 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2012
    Lots of people on this forum (and elsewhere) like the Silver Efex plugin from Nik software. I think it gives you much more creative control than does Camera Raw.
  • RxRickRxRick Registered Users Posts: 93 Big grins
    edited July 31, 2012
    Thanks. I'll check it out.

    -RxRick
  • Quincy TQuincy T Registered Users Posts: 1,090 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2012
    I like the conversion, but the clarity/sharpness seems a little extreme.
  • RxRickRxRick Registered Users Posts: 93 Big grins
    edited July 31, 2012
    Quincy T wrote: »
    I like the conversion, but the clarity/sharpness seems a little extreme.

    That's interesting. I did slide the clarity slider over quite a bit. But I didn't change the sharpness at all. What, specifically, looks out of whack?

    And I really appreciate your comments.

    --RxRick
  • Quincy TQuincy T Registered Users Posts: 1,090 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2012
    RxRick wrote: »
    That's interesting. I did slide the clarity slider over quite a bit. But I didn't change the sharpness at all. What, specifically, looks out of whack?

    And I really appreciate your comments.

    --RxRick

    It looks like you used the clarity slider too much ;) If that's how you want it to look, that's fine, but females, in my opinion, deserve their soft and beautiful faces to be rendered softly and beautifully. If you want to stretch the limits of edge contrast, try it on well worn hands.
  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2012
    Lots of people on this forum (and elsewhere) like the Silver Efex plugin from Nik software. I think it gives you much more creative control than does Camera Raw.

    This + 1000!
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  • hockeytown74hockeytown74 Registered Users Posts: 163 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2012
    This + 1000!


    Nik software Silver Efex Pro 2.0 is great along with any of their software !!
    Nikon D800, 70-200mm f2.8 VRII, 85mm f1.8G, 35mm f1.8g

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  • karloznzkarloznz Registered Users Posts: 126 Major grins
    edited August 2, 2012
    Nik software Silver Efex Pro 2.0 has my vote also
    Carl Lea Wedding and event photographer - Wellington - Web Site
  • HackboneHackbone Registered Users Posts: 4,027 Major grins
    edited August 2, 2012
    Ditto on the Nik filters.
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