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 I am Legend
 
Location: New Jersey / Central NJ
Gender: Male
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< on 4/9/2007 4:38 AM >
|  | | | This is my second attempt at B&W stuff. Lemme know what you think.
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WhiteCollarBoy
  
Location: Chicago, Il
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 1 on 4/9/2007 4:40 AM >
| | | | Looks good contrast-wise, but remember that you should utilize your full tonal range. Try and get a maximum white and a maximum black in each image.
"It would be nice if I could blink (like Jeannie) and make some of you be afflicted with legs that are like pogo sticks, yes, pogo sticks, for the rest of your lives, and all of the ink shall run from your proud tattoos until it reforms on your foreheads only to spell out, "I am a demanding Bitch, everything should be my way." - JT Colfax |
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EckoXplore
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Location: Lakeville Center
Gender: Male
| | Re: Some B&W Photos
<Reply # 2 on 4/10/2007 11:51 PM >
| | | | those pictures look all flat like i was watching a old tv
you should make them pop more
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I am Legend
Location: New Jersey / Central NJ
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Some B&W Photos
<Reply # 3 on 4/11/2007 3:02 AM >
| | | | Posted by EckoXplore
you should make them pop more
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How? I really know almost nothing about B&W and it is something I'm interested in. Any advice about how to do some simple techniques would be really helpful.
I just got Lightroom the other day and its the only editing software I have. It has a whole B&W editing section, but I really dont know how to use it very well.
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Myelin
  
Location: The End of Canada
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 4 on 4/11/2007 3:49 AM >
| | | | I disagree with what's being said.
Even for an experienced B&W photographer, those are great prints. The tonality is a bit unconventional but that's what's so great about it. And you don't get interesting photos by following all the rules in those "how to get great B&W shots" articles in Pop Photo magazine.
In your case, these photos have an old school look rich in mid-tones that I actually strive for and rarely seem to achieve in my own photos. What film did you use for this project? Or is that digital?
Keep up the good work.
[last edit 4/11/2007 3:54 AM by Myelin - edited 1 times]
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I am Legend
Location: New Jersey / Central NJ
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Some B&W Photos
<Reply # 5 on 4/11/2007 5:03 AM >
| | | | Posted by Myelin
What film did you use for this project? Or is that digital?
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Its digital.
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lindsayphoto
Location: philly
Gender: Female
| | | Re: Some B&W Photos
<Reply # 6 on 4/13/2007 1:06 AM >
| | | | I would make the watermark smaller because it's pretty distracting, especially in black and white.
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Martino
Location: Almere - NL
Gender: Male
2,5 days 5691 km, 1200 cigarettes, 131 beers, 67 locations, 3 girs and 2 cars! I absolutely rule!
| | | Re: Some B&W Photos
<Reply # 7 on 4/13/2007 2:10 PM >
| | | | THey appear to be a bit grey-ish. Maybe a bit more contrast? Try to work them with the "curves" tool in PS
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darth_operator
Location: armpit o' Texas
Gender: Female
I don't hate kids...just the tangy aftertaste.
| | | Re: Some B&W Photos
<Reply # 8 on 4/13/2007 5:28 PM >
|  | | | Posted by WhiteCollarBoy
Looks good contrast-wise, but remember that you should utilize your full tonal range. Try and get a maximum white and a maximum black in each image.
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Agreed. Without max blacks and whites, there is no main focal point. They are good photos, but a quick look says 'gray', therefore causing me to skip to the next pic instead of catching my eye.
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I am Legend
Location: New Jersey / Central NJ
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Some B&W Photos
<Reply # 9 on 4/14/2007 2:03 AM >
| | | | Posted by darth_operator
Agreed. Without max blacks and whites, there is no main focal point. They are good photos, but a quick look says 'gray', therefore causing me to skip to the next pic instead of catching my eye.
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Post by Martino
THey appear to be a bit grey-ish. Maybe a bit more contrast? |
How about these? I tried to get more contrast and hit the max whites and blacks. Keep the input coming, I think they look better this time around.
1- Redo
2- Redo
3- Redo
4- Redo. I really like how it came out this time.
[last edit 4/14/2007 2:04 AM by I am Legend - edited 1 times]
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lindsayphoto
Location: philly
Gender: Female
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<Reply # 10 on 4/14/2007 2:15 AM >
| | | | the first one's gorgeous, i like these a lot better 
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I am Legend
Location: New Jersey / Central NJ
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Some B&W Photos
<Reply # 11 on 4/14/2007 2:19 AM >
| | | | Posted by lindsayphoto
the first one's gorgeous
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Really? That was the one I likes the least, I almost didn't put it up.
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lindsayphoto
Location: philly
Gender: Female
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<Reply # 12 on 4/14/2007 2:30 AM >
| | | | Really? I like 1 and 3 the most, 2 is probably my least favorite but they were right about upping the contrast because they look a lot better.
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daughterofgaia
Location: Hebron, CT, USA
Gender: Female
| | | Re: Some B&W Photos
<Reply # 13 on 4/15/2007 7:03 PM >
| | | | Question for experienced photographers: if you're taking digital photos, is it okay to change to B&W in Photoshop, or should you take it on the B&W setting and if you haven't, you're out of luck, gotta go back and shoot again?
Thanks,
May
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daughterofgaia
Location: Hebron, CT, USA
Gender: Female
| | | Re: Some B&W Photos
<Reply # 14 on 4/15/2007 7:03 PM >
| | | | By the way, I love the second set
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Porcelain Doll
 
Location: philadelphia
Gender: Female
Who Cooks For You?
| | | Re: Some B&W Photos
<Reply # 15 on 4/15/2007 7:46 PM >
| | | | Posted by daughterofgaia
Question for experienced photographers: if you're taking digital photos, is it okay to change to B&W in Photoshop, or should you take it on the B&W setting and if you haven't, you're out of luck, gotta go back and shoot again?
Thanks,
May
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well DSLR users have to change it in photoshop, since there is no black & white option. ;]
it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.
“Everyones so shady. That’s why I’m so fuckin pale.” - Porcelain Black |
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WhiteCollarBoy
Location: Chicago, Il
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: Some B&W Photos
<Reply # 16 on 4/15/2007 7:47 PM >
| | | | Much better the second time around.
Question for experienced photographers: if you're taking digital photos, is it okay to change to B&W in Photoshop, or should you take it on the B&W setting and if you haven't, you're out of luck, gotta go back and shoot again?
Thanks,
May |
Always change to B&W afterwards. Gives you much more to work with and almost always does a better job than in camera. If you need help visualizing how it will look in black and white, some cameras let you shoot in black and white in raw+jpg mode without affecting the raw file's colors.
"It would be nice if I could blink (like Jeannie) and make some of you be afflicted with legs that are like pogo sticks, yes, pogo sticks, for the rest of your lives, and all of the ink shall run from your proud tattoos until it reforms on your foreheads only to spell out, "I am a demanding Bitch, everything should be my way." - JT Colfax |
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WhiteCollarBoy
Location: Chicago, Il
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: Some B&W Photos
<Reply # 17 on 4/15/2007 7:47 PM >
| | | | Posted by Porcelain Doll
well DSLR users have to change it in photoshop, since there is no black & white option. ;]
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Not true. I've had many SLRs that shot in black and white.
"It would be nice if I could blink (like Jeannie) and make some of you be afflicted with legs that are like pogo sticks, yes, pogo sticks, for the rest of your lives, and all of the ink shall run from your proud tattoos until it reforms on your foreheads only to spell out, "I am a demanding Bitch, everything should be my way." - JT Colfax |
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Furious D
Location: Northern Ontario
Gender: Male
The Night Time is the Right Time
| | Re: Some B&W Photos
<Reply # 18 on 4/15/2007 7:56 PM >
| | | | Posted by WhiteCollarBoy
Not true. I've had many SLRs that shot in black and white.
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My DSLR has a b/w setting built in, and so far, its all I've used for b/w cause i'm too lazy to upload the photoshop software that came with the camera.
"The time of getting fame for your name on its own is over. Artwork that is only about wanting to be famous will never make you famous. Fame is a by-product of doing something else. You don't go to a restaurant and order a meal because you want to have a shit."
-Banksy
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Porcelain Doll
Location: philadelphia
Gender: Female
Who Cooks For You?
| | | Re: Some B&W Photos
<Reply # 19 on 4/15/2007 8:29 PM >
| | | | Posted by WhiteCollarBoy
Not true. I've had many SLRs that shot in black and white.
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oh wow, i've never seen any with that.
it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.
“Everyones so shady. That’s why I’m so fuckin pale.” - Porcelain Black |
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