 Jennifer S |
black & white (less gray)
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Kerry L. Walker |
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Jennifer S |
You were too quick Kerry! I was uploading as you responded! lol
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Kerry L. Walker |
Sorry about that. My wife usually tells me I am too slow! Now, to answer your question. The scene you have is not a high contrast scene so you won't get a lot of stark contrast. If you have a darkroom, you can manipulate it a little to get more contrast but I am not sure you really want it. That is a beautiful photo. Speaking of beautiful, send me your daughter! She is sooo cute. (You are a pretty young lady yourself.) I remember when my daughter (now 19) was that age and I really miss those days. Beware, daughters have a way of wrapping Dad around their little fingers. Keep shooting. You did well.
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Jennifer S |
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Jennifer S |
Thank you for your compliments Kerry! I don't have a darkroom, its strictly digital- take the picture and upload!!
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Kerry L. Walker |
Well, excuse me for not being observant. I didn't notice that you were shooting digitally so I guess the comment about the darkroom manipulation wasn't much help. I am sorry but I can't tell you much about digital B&W. I can tell you that different B&W films will give different contrasts but I am totally ignorant about digital. By the way, I still like the first photo better. You need to understand that the subject is of utmost importance when creating a photo. You want to get the right "feeling" in your shots. This is a photo of two young ladies and you want a feeling of softness. Stark contrast won't give you that. Reserve that for photos of your husband and, say, his dog - something masculine. Even if you take a photo of Dad and daughter, you want to preserve the tenderness - soft contrast.
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Kerry L. Walker |
Your last reply came in while I was typing mine. I had actually noticed you were shooting digital before you pointed it out. Whatever you do, save that picture. I still carry a photo I took of my daughter when she was 5 days old.
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Jennifer S |
No problem Kerry! I do not want to change the photo- I love the softness of it. I agree, the feel is whats important, and I definitely captured the photo exactly how I wanted it. I was just using it as an example. There are some photos of mine that I feel would look great black and white- but not gray. I like the look for certain pictures, I want to know how to achieve it. :o)
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Kerry L. Walker |
Not being a digital photographer, I don't know if I can help much. I do know that you can get greater contrast by using a high contrast scene - big variation between the colors in a scene - like your daughter in a white outfit against a dark background. Give me a few minutes to try something. I am going to take one of my photos that is in color, convert it to B&W and work on the contrast.
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Kerry L. Walker |
Well, I tried doing what I said but I got no good results. You need to understand that I ain't no spring chicken (53 - for a few more days) and I started out in photography when digital was something you did with your finders. Well, these old digits have been in a lot of Dektol and Fixer doing what I tried to do on a computer with a lot more success. Sorry I couldn't help. Perhaps some of these younger digital folks can help out. Good luck and keep shooting.
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Jennifer S |
That's ok Kerry, thanks for trying!
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Lisa Carpenter |
Jennifer, my digital camera, Canon 20D, has a mode within the black and white mode that allows you to add contrast...see if yours has that. It can add a good bit so that you don't need to manipulate as much in Photoshop. Lisa Carpenter
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