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Trade Tricks: Black-And-White From ColorShoot in color first for the best B&W image |
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Black-and-white
photography still mostly comes from black-and-white film, and remains a
viable, challenging way to photograph. For best results in the
computer, scan from the black-and-white or color negative; then,
depending on how your scanner works, remove the color in your
image-processing program. You also can shoot black-and-white directly
with many digital cameras. Theres a variety of ways to translate color images into black-and-white in the digital darkroom using an image-processing program. Not all are available in all software programs, but you should be able to find one that works for you. 1. nik Color Efex (www.nikmultimedia.com). This plug-in offers a superb black-and-white conversion tool, available in the Color Efex Pro! complete collection and Color Efex Pro! Design Bundle. You control the color filtration of the scene with a simple slider that goes across a spectrum of colors and watch how it affects gray tones. In addition, you can control the strength and brightness of the effect (try that with a traditional black-and-white filter!). |