bw conversion tute

Andy

i got this link from daniel chui

greg gorman's website click on the "learn" link and you will find it. i tried it, it's quite nice.

oh and the this guy's work is top-shelf. the tonal ranges he gets is lovely!

pathfinder

andy wrote:

i got this link from daniel chui

greg gorman's website click on the "learn" link and you will find it. i tried it, it's quite nice.

oh and the this guy's work is top-shelf. the tonal ranges he gets is lovely!

Ahem
- I have posted this information several times and credited it to Greg Gorman each time. His web site is lovely - I loved seeing how his studio is set up with a continuous curve without a corner.
I actually originally learned the technique from G Gorman's presentation during the Epson Online Printing Academy and later found the tutorial also on his website. It is a great technique for creating duotones and B&Ws. I even wrote it up in the moderators thread for Cletus and in the PS thread as well.

gus

i told you im dyslexic...im thinking "what the hell ...? greg normans into photography as well ?"

pathfinder

Humungus wrote:

i told you im dyslexic...im thinking "what the hell ...? greg normans into photography as well ?"

That's too funny 'gus. But take an amble through Greg Gorham's website here http://www.gormanphotography.com/gorman.html I think you will agree that its worth your time. And then look at his technique for B&W conversion - I think you'll like it. It is in the Learn section.
'Gus - You still waffling between the black or the white?

gus

Had a quick look & about to go back for more. He hasnt missed many names in the portraits section thats for sure.

I will certainly get more into B&W once i get a new camera...atm im still getting over last night...watched the Lord of the Rings trillogy all night & scared the bejebus out of myself. Those Orks have issues.

DavidTO

pathfinder wrote:

Ahem
- I have posted this information several times and credited it to Greg Gorman each time. His web site is lovely - I loved seeing how his studio is set up with a continuous curve without a corner.
I actually originally learned the technique from G Gorman's presentation during the Epson Online Printing Academy and later found the tutorial also on his website. It is a great technique for creating duotones and B&Ws. I even wrote it up in the moderators thread for Cletus and in the PS thread as well.

I've been using this techinique since PF posted it, and I love it. Great. Fantastic. Love it.

Andy

pathfinder wrote:

Ahem
- I have posted this information several times and credited it to Greg Gorman each time. His web site is lovely - I loved seeing how his studio is set up with a continuous curve without a corner.
I actually originally learned the technique from G Gorman's presentation during the Epson Online Printing Academy and later found the tutorial also on his website. It is a great technique for creating duotones and B&Ws. I even wrote it up in the moderators thread for Cletus and in the PS thread as well.

d'0h! sorry pf, i must've missed that anyhow, never too much of a good thing, eh?

pathfinder

andy wrote:

d'0h! sorry pf, i must've missed that anyhow, never too much of a good thing, eh?

No problemo at all! - that is why I included the laughing heads.

The technique seems a little complicated the first few times for PS newbies, because you have to be very clear about channels and layers and switching between RGB and LAB. I think this may prevent some folks from giving it a whirl, but Gorham's B&W images are lovely with this technique. And his website has a pdf file that is very clear explaining it.

When I saw him speaking online real time, I had to painfully go through each step to figure it out by rewinding the WMP file. But once I got it, I have not used channel mixer since. It makes nice sepias this way too. I am glad to see that David found the technique useful too.

DavidTO

I've mentioned this before, but I made this method an action in PS, that goes up until it's time to add the color layer, which I do each time manually, as I may want to change it from shot to shot.

Works nice I hit cmd-F8, select the color, multiply and then do whatever curves work is needed. Very simple.

pathfinder

DavidTO wrote:

I've mentioned this before, but I made this method an action in PS, that goes up until it's time to add the color layer, which I do each time manually, as I may want to change it from shot to shot.

Works nice I hit cmd-F8, select the color, multiply and then do whatever curves work is needed. Very simple.

We don't have a thread for uploading and downloading actions. Hmmm. I wonder if Andy might think about something like this??? Andy???

wxwax

Yes, I've used it a lot. Not sure how, in the end, it differs from what you do, Andy.

ginger_55

When I do a black and white it is usually a whim. So I don't take the care it deserves. Maybe I will print it out and do it this weekend.

The weather is crummy:D , which is the only acceptable time not to have a camera. Freezing rain and grey.

ginger