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Re: B&W from colour

2004-09-26 by Scott Graham

In theory B&W from color could be better, or at least easier.  Certainly easier to select a 
"red flower" for ex. while it is still red.

And you can apply color filters (deep red for sky) post  exposure, etc.  All that being said, I 
haven't really tried it much.  Don't know about grain (or equivalent in color), resolution, 
etc.

Need to be really careful how you "remove the color though" so as not to lose mood and 
impact.

Scott


> Okay, here is a question for you all, to get this back on topic.  I have two film 
> 
> Normally I use one to shoot B&W and the other to shoot Colour, obviously not 
> possible, with only one camera.  However I have long thought that B&W is a state of 
> mind.  In other words if you compose a scene, as if it were being shot on B&W film, 
> then even though the film (or sensor) is colour, you can scan (if film) sremove the 
> colour and print, there will be no difference in the print, from one that is shot on 
> B&W film in the first place.
> 
> Comments, anyone?
> 
> W

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