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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 294879" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p><strong>Re: Better B&W Conversion Using Multiple Hue/Saturation Layers in Photoshop & Element</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Because you cannot shoot B&W in RAW mode. Sure, you'll get a B&W JPEG preview, and LR or ViewNX will apply the camera preset, but you're still starting with an image in, as they used to say, "full technicolor". </p><p></p><p>There are times when I shoot specifically with Black & White in mind. Other times an image I'd intended to produce in color just doesn't have the feel I want. I love color, but the hodge-podge of hues in many shots takes away from the subject - a reason why most street photography is black and white. And even when you shoot with black and white in mind, the colors you shoot can play nasty tricks on you if you can't imagine them desaturated, as the color palate image in the tutorial show.</p><p></p><p>Regardless of whether or not you shoot intentionally in B&W or not, having the color information available to you in the RAW file allows you to make color-specific adjustments that will enhance the B&W image - something you could only do with single color (or graduated bi-color) filters in pure B&W. I always shoot with the intention of minimizing my post-processing efforts, so when something doesn't come out as planned, it's nice to know how to most quickly get it to where you want it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 294879, member: 9240"] [b]Re: Better B&W Conversion Using Multiple Hue/Saturation Layers in Photoshop & Element[/b] Because you cannot shoot B&W in RAW mode. Sure, you'll get a B&W JPEG preview, and LR or ViewNX will apply the camera preset, but you're still starting with an image in, as they used to say, "full technicolor". There are times when I shoot specifically with Black & White in mind. Other times an image I'd intended to produce in color just doesn't have the feel I want. I love color, but the hodge-podge of hues in many shots takes away from the subject - a reason why most street photography is black and white. And even when you shoot with black and white in mind, the colors you shoot can play nasty tricks on you if you can't imagine them desaturated, as the color palate image in the tutorial show. Regardless of whether or not you shoot intentionally in B&W or not, having the color information available to you in the RAW file allows you to make color-specific adjustments that will enhance the B&W image - something you could only do with single color (or graduated bi-color) filters in pure B&W. I always shoot with the intention of minimizing my post-processing efforts, so when something doesn't come out as planned, it's nice to know how to most quickly get it to where you want it. [/QUOTE]
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