HOW TO make Digital Black and White photos…

05-25-00106 Rj Bwa Great how to…I still enjoy the aesthetic of black and white a great deal, and of course have tried to get the “look” I like in digital as well. Thanks to a lot of experimentation, some reading up, and tips from people who are a lot better at it than I am, I’m finally starting to see the kinds of results I wanted. In particular, thanks to Jim Fuglestad, aka Shutter at DPReview, who thought up the “dodge and soft light” technique described in this essay. Link.

One Response to HOW TO make Digital Black and White photos…

  1. gregorama on said:

    Picasa is a free product to manipulate digital photos. It is a product from Google, and has a ton of features for changing contrast, adding fill light, etc. It also lets you fade out color, reduce the “temperature” of color photos and has a literal ton of effects.

    To my knowledge, it doesn’t allow any dodging and burning, as with traditional darkrooms, but you might be able to cheat your way to obtaining the B&W pics that you want in just a few seconds.

    That it’s free is the best part. To get it go to http://www.picasa.com.

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