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Spedman
Mar 12, 2010

Kangaroos hate Hasselblads

Moi by mr_student, on Flickr


Double double by mr_student, on Flickr


Miss E #2 by mr_student, on Flickr


Smoke in the woods #2 by mr_student, on Flickr

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bellows lugosi
Aug 9, 2003

Black & White Photography: The thread where it's inappropriate to dust your scans.

neckbeard
Jan 25, 2004

Oh Bambi, I cried so hard when those hunters shot your mommy...

Storm Over Manhattan by tylerhuestis, on Flickr

Wario In Real Life
Nov 9, 2009

by T. Finninho
Double double is a basketball term you freaking noob.

Dr. Despair
Nov 4, 2009


39 perfect posts with each roll.

dukeku posted:

Black & White Photography: The thread where it's inappropriate to dust your scans.

LOMO BITCH


trip013 by MrDespair, on Flickr

Dr. Despair fucked around with this message at 00:54 on Aug 3, 2013

Spedman
Mar 12, 2010

Kangaroos hate Hasselblads
Dusting tintypes is for losers :colbert:

Mr. Soop
Feb 18, 2011

Bonsai Guy

DSC_2289 by Robert_Guzman, on Flickr


DSC_2328 alt by Robert_Guzman, on Flickr

burzum karaoke
May 30, 2003

There's nothing wrong with a healthy amount of fashion-dust.

Sharizard
Jun 15, 2009

I've been getting into black and white photograpy a lot lately. I prefer it to color now, honestly. Perhaps it's just a phase...

Anyway, have some of my favorite shots thus far.

Also, are there any definitive books or articles about the art of black and white photography besides this one?

Oh, and what does everyone use for color to B&W conversion (for those who shoot digital)? I'm just curious.


P3290102 by Kiwithing, on Flickr


PA080317 by Kiwithing, on Flickr


PB220394 by Kiwithing, on Flickr


The Lady by Kiwithing, on Flickr

Sharizard fucked around with this message at 04:22 on Aug 3, 2013

SoundMonkey
Apr 22, 2006

I just push buttons.


Sharizard posted:

Oh, and what does everyone use for color to B&W conversion (for those who shoot digital)? I'm just curious.

I just pried my Bayer filter off the sensor, isn't nearly as hard as you'd think.

Dr. Despair
Nov 4, 2009


39 perfect posts with each roll.

SoundMonkey posted:

I just pried my Bayer filter off the sensor, isn't nearly as hard as you'd think.

You should have just bought a Sigma.


SDIM0162.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr


SDIM0188.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr


SDIM0186.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr


SDIM0152.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr

SoundMonkey
Apr 22, 2006

I just push buttons.


Mr. Despair posted:

You should have just bought a Sigma.

--said no good friend, ever.

Dr. Despair
Nov 4, 2009


39 perfect posts with each roll.

SoundMonkey posted:

--said no good friend, ever.

Seriously it works great for pure b/w.


SDIM0111.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr

SoundMonkey
Apr 22, 2006

I just push buttons.


Mr. Despair posted:

Seriously it works great for pure b/w.


SDIM0111.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr

Don't post homegrown please.

Sludge Tank
Jul 31, 2007

by Azathoth

I really like this photo. Everything in it is working well for me. Nice work.

Cacator
Aug 6, 2005

You're quite good at turning me on.


Botched nose job by Cacator, on Flickr

842
May 18, 2009

Break by uh842, on Flickr


Kiss by uh842, on Flickr


Dino by uh842, on Flickr


Tree by uh842, on Flickr


f/14 by uh842, on Flickr


Jason by uh842, on Flickr


drifting in music by uh842, on Flickr


MO Not Color by uh842, on Flickr


doped and crushing by uh842, on Flickr

Mr. Soop
Feb 18, 2011

Bonsai Guy

842 posted:


Tree by uh842, on Flickr

I rather like this one. Neat perspective on it.

dont hate the playa
May 12, 2009

SoundMonkey posted:

I just pried my Bayer filter off the sensor, isn't nearly as hard as you'd think.



http://petapixel.com/2013/08/04/scratching-the-color-filter-array-layer-off-a-dslr-sensor-for-sharper-bw-photos/

SoundMonkey
Apr 22, 2006

I just push buttons.



:stonk:

Spedman
Mar 12, 2010

Kangaroos hate Hasselblads
:psyduck: There has to be an incredibly dense layer of Silicon Nitride or some kind of passivation layer protecting the actual detector structures underneath.

Dr. Despair
Nov 4, 2009


39 perfect posts with each roll.

Spedman posted:

:psyduck: There has to be an incredibly dense layer of Silicon Nitride or some kind of passivation layer protecting the actual detector structures underneath.

It would be interesting to see if this still works on a backlit sensor :buddy:

It'd be fine :ssh:

Dynastocles
May 29, 2009

"If you'll excuse me, my dinner time is six o'clock. Only gangsters eat at 9 o'clock, after some bootlegging and a hot game of craps."

From an excursion in Century City:



John Dounce
Jan 17, 2012

First ventures into b/w

img003

img004

Putrid Grin
Sep 16, 2007

Quick and dirty.


Untitled by Stingray of Doom, on Flickr


test. column vibration. 20mm ext. by Stingray of Doom, on Flickr

Tayacan
Dec 8, 2012

Fucking nerd
From a walk along the beach. It started life as a color photo, but I think it works better in B&W.

moonduck
Apr 1, 2005
a tour de force








adub510
Sep 26, 2007

Amazing. This shot is crazy good to me.

Sparowe
Jun 27, 2010

Like a bird on the wire...

I absolutely love all of these. Particularly the focal point on the second shot.

ZippySLC
Jun 3, 2002


~what is art, baby dont post, dont post, no more~

no seriously don't post
I, too, would like to know what most people do to convert their color photos to B&W. For me I just use the built in mechanism within Aperture, which also lets me pick a color filter as well. It's quick and helpful, but I know there's other plugins that also do B&W conversion. Are they worth it?


Six. by benruset, on Flickr


Clown From the Shadows by benruset, on Flickr


Shadow Behind the Altar by benruset, on Flickr


Carousel House by benruset, on Flickr

LargeHadron
May 19, 2009

They say, "you mean it's just sounds?" thinking that for something to just be a sound is to be useless, whereas I love sounds just as they are, and I have no need for them to be anything more than what they are.

ZippySLC posted:

I, too, would like to know what most people do to convert their color photos to B&W.

I use Lightroom. You press the B&W button and then you can adjust the R/O/Y/G/B/M colors independently.

Sharizard
Jun 15, 2009

Hey.

So I've been reading through some photography books as of late, and I found a fantastic one about black and white photography. It covers digital and film related techniques, as well as the "science" of black and white photography. It's a very entertaining and informative read.

It's also a fairly recent book. It covers techniques in Photoshop CS6 among other applications (like Nik products).

It's called From Oz to Kansas: Almost Every Black and White Conversion Technique Known to Man.

It's a bit expensive, but it's worth it. Give it a skim at least. poo poo, go to your local library and get it if you can.

Musket
Mar 19, 2008

ZippySLC posted:

I, too, would like to know what most people do to convert their color photos to B&W. For me I just use the built in mechanism within Aperture, which also lets me pick a color filter as well. It's quick and helpful, but I know there's other plugins that also do B&W conversion. Are they worth it?



Import .RAF file
Convert to B/W button in LR5 to tinker with -or-
Export to Silver EFEX Pro2 or whatever version was part of the Niksoft Google Bundle.

Silver EFEX does what you can do in LR5. I find that SilverEfex cuts my time down because I can run with their preset with my tinkering and import back into LR5 for a final edit. Its a good shortcut for me, YMMV. There is a trial for you to play with.

http://www.niksoftware.com/nikcollection/usa/silverefexpro.html

Fart Amplifier
Apr 12, 2003


The Kid's Place by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr

Sparowe
Jun 27, 2010

Like a bird on the wire...

I feel like this could be a still out of a David Lynch film...


From a pro-feminism/gender equity shoot I did a while ago:


Pride Over Prejudice by Cathryn Golby, on Flickr

Mr. Soop
Feb 18, 2011

Bonsai Guy
A couple more. This whole black & white thing is pretty fun stuff!


DSC_2391 by Robert_Guzman, on Flickr


DSC_2635 by Robert_Guzman, on Flickr

alkanphel
Mar 24, 2004


Clouds & Lamp Post by alkanphel, on Flickr

Sparowe
Jun 27, 2010

Like a bird on the wire...

Lanugo by Cathryn Golby, on Flickr


Blind Sensitive Sensations by Cathryn Golby, on Flickr


Charlie and His Chicken by Cathryn Golby, on Flickr

Dr. Garbanzo
Sep 14, 2010
From last years only have B&W film but wish to take photo's stage. All photo's taken on Cockatoo Island in Sydney.

img067 by drgarbanzo, on Flickr


img063 by drgarbanzo, on Flickr


img058 by drgarbanzo, on Flickr


img056 by drgarbanzo, on Flickr


img044 by drgarbanzo, on Flickr


img047 by drgarbanzo, on Flickr


img010 by drgarbanzo, on Flickr

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erephus
May 24, 2012
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Falun-sv-4 by dabrovnijk, on Flickr


Falun-sv-5 by dabrovnijk, on Flickr


Falun-sv-3 by dabrovnijk, on Flickr

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