No PS experience :( Need Help

cakanode

Hey all,
Here is a photo I took in Sequoia National Park last year. The exif data can be found be clicking on the photo. I really feel like if I had more knowledge of PS, I could make this a good B&W photo. However, just converting it to B&W leaves it looking over-saturated in parts and too dark in others. If anyone has any suggestions, let me know. I'm in the process of learning more about PS, hopefully taking a course soon. Thanks for your advice and help ahead of time.

--CK

nokout3839

B&W Thread

cakanode wrote:

Hey all,
Here is a photo I took in Sequoia National Park last year. The exif data can be found be clicking on the photo. I really feel like if I had more knowledge of PS, I could make this a good B&W photo. However, just converting it to B&W leaves it looking over-saturated in parts and too dark in others. If anyone has any suggestions, let me know. I'm in the process of learning more about PS, hopefully taking a course soon. Thanks for your advice and help ahead of time.

--CK

Andy had these black and white conversion methods in a recent thread
Your best b&w conversion method: (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=24784&highlight=conversion)

http://www.gormanphotography.com/gorman.html
http://www.prime-junta.net/pont/How_to/n_Digital_BW/a_Digital_Black_and_White.html

Not sure if this is what youre after but it might be a good starting point, also run a search of old threads I found a heap of stuff on sharpening that I needed.

Hope it helps, Nigel

cletus

nokout3839 wrote:

... run a search of old threads I found a heap of stuff on sharpening that I needed.

Look here and here

One fun method is the 'zero-zero' method (named after the first dgrinner to present it here.) I outlined the method in this post.

cakanode

Thank you both for the great suggestions. It's amazing what just a little bit of know-how can do. I'll be trying these ideas out.

--CK