DIGITAL BLACK AND WHITE

Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Despite using a D-SLR as my primary camera body, I was planning to continue using my film SLR for shooting black and white. I had a presumption that Black and White looks pale and washed out on digital media compared to the tones you can get on film. But around a month ago, a friend sent me a picture of Niagara Falls taken using a 20D, which changed my mind. I am planning to try digital black and whites in my next photo-trip and am doing my homework to find out the best way to convert a digital image to black and white. I bumped into this useful article by Cambridge in Color and am studying it right now. The tutorial is short and simple but very informative. It describes the fundamentals involved in converting to black and white in Photoshop and provides several options to the user. A worthy read for any one interested in B&W photography.