Digital BW, The Print

Hi Jennifer,
For b/w conversion I use an action from Glenn Mitchell at this URL:
http://www.thelightsright.com/DigitalDarkroom/PhotoshopTools.htm
It works very well and you have a number of adjustments for the finished product. I would suggest reading
his pdf tutorials.

I'm sure others will have a more technical outlook on monitors but I just shopped for the largest I could
afford with a good resolution.
Above all get one of the monitor calibration tools available. I bought the Spyder which works great.
Jake

Fine Art Photography
www.jakehellbachphoto.com


  -----Original Message-----
  From: jvajdos@... [mailto:jvajdos@...]
  Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 2:16 PM
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [Digital BW] Photoshop plug-ins and monitor


  Hello again,

  I am a newbie to the group and to black and white printing, as you
  will see with my questions, so thank you for your patience!

  Do you guys think the grayscale is sufficient or do you have other
  ways you like to convert to black and white in Photoshop or other
  software?  I've downloaded a few free Photoshop plug-ins to convert
  color photos to black and white.  Do you think that these are all
  basically the same, or does anyone have a certain one to recommend?

  Also, I am going to be in the market for a monitor and have no idea
  what I should look for.  I do some color work, but mostly black and
  white.  What features should I be sure to have with one?

  Thank you!
  -jennifer




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