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<blockquote data-quote="Essence of Imagery" data-source="post: 4318" data-attributes="member: 920">Wow.&nbsp; It's an interesting point of view.I'm curious if you change your individual settings to shoot in MC (Monochrome) mode when you want to capture a black and white image?&nbsp; Do you think out the candid images before you take them?There are a LOT of genres of photography where post-production is where the real magic happens.&nbsp; Am I saying I ignore the basics of a good capture (light, exposure, DOF)?&nbsp; No.&nbsp; Am I looking at a composition and thinking that it will look really good in black and white?&nbsp; Yes.&nbsp; That's the creative artist in me - because if I stick solely with what came out of the camera, I'd have to quit shooting.&nbsp; It would be far too frustrating to get something that I don't edit in some way.&nbsp; Having the color information allows me to adjust the tonality of the image, highlighting certain colors, and minimizing other colors in order to create a dramatic or expressive black and white image.Do I Photoshop images?&nbsp; On occasion, I either edit or get a professional to edit an object out of the image to make the image better.&nbsp; See the Critique section for an example of this - the chef had a plant in front of his face, however the smile, the open expression and the features really called for the removal of the branch in front of his face.&nbsp; It was a near-candid moment where he turned and saw my camera (from 20' away) and smiled - and I took the shot.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Essence of Imagery, post: 4318, member: 920"] Wow. It's an interesting point of view. I'm curious if you change your individual settings to shoot in MC (Monochrome) mode when you want to capture a black and white image? Do you think out the candid images before you take them? There are a LOT of genres of photography where post-production is where the real magic happens. Am I saying I ignore the basics of a good capture (light, exposure, DOF)? No. Am I looking at a composition and thinking that it will look really good in black and white? Yes. That's the creative artist in me - because if I stick solely with what came out of the camera, I'd have to quit shooting. It would be far too frustrating to get something that I don't edit in some way. Having the color information allows me to adjust the tonality of the image, highlighting certain colors, and minimizing other colors in order to create a dramatic or expressive black and white image. Do I Photoshop images? On occasion, I either edit or get a professional to edit an object out of the image to make the image better. See the Critique section for an example of this - the chef had a plant in front of his face, however the smile, the open expression and the features really called for the removal of the branch in front of his face. It was a near-candid moment where he turned and saw my camera (from 20' away) and smiled - and I took the shot. [/QUOTE]

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