Digital BW, The Print

Mike:
Conversion from RGB to Grayscale mode is probably the least effective
(qualitywise) way to do this.
A number of methods are much better and give significantly better
control over tonal values.
Many folks like the channel mixer. I've been using Convert To BW Pro
from the Imaging Factory
http://www.theimagingfactory.com/

Russell Brown also has a very nice procedure on his website
www.russellbrown.com

and Fred Miranda has a nice converter.

Hope this helps

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike [mailto:shampanier@...] 
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 12:55 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Basics of Converting from Digital to B&W for
quality results

I am new to the group and forgive me if I am doing this incorrectly, 
and, if I am being lazy in just asking what you all probably know 
quite well...or, maybe you all are looking for the better solution - 
which is what this group is all about.

I have a Canon 10D and I typically shoot in jpeg, but I am about to 
switch over to RAW (memory backup concerns). Anyhow, I have been 
converting the image under mode from RGB to grayscale in photoshop 
and then usually back to RGB for adjusting the color of a nice black 
and white. When I print them, the images seem horribly soft and the 
gradation is not satisfactory.

Can someone point me to some articles or instructions on how to get 
great results from a digital file?

Best,
Mike Shampanier
http://www.MikeThePhotographer.com
Mike@...





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