christian jordan
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could someone please help me understand what exactly ISO is, as of right now all i know is that the better your ISO the better you can shoot in low light
...There has however been something of a backlash with the development of less grain and many B&W photographers consider grain as a part of the artistic value of a B&W shot. So that there are any number of programs on the market that will emulate grain. They even go so far as too emulate the grain of specific films and film manufactures.
At the risk of derailing this thread, I completely agree here. Current digital technology has created a need for a new standard, as digital noise levels are so low at current ISO standards, they might as well not even have a standard anymore. As I shoot a lot of B&W, I've had to purchase a set of presets for Lightroom that will simulate film grain, because it's nearly impossible to achieve the look I want straight out of the camera.