Digital BW, The Print

Thanks Clayton.  

Steve

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones" 
<cj@c...> wrote:
> Hello Steve,
> 
> >Is there any point in working with the color temperature and tint 
> >sliders in Adobe Raw if the image is ultimately going to be
> >converted to monochrome?  Intuitively, it seems that the color 
> >balance should affect the tonal range as it affects each of the 
> >R, B and G channels differently.  However, that is no more than 
> >an uneducated guess.  
> 
> I've found that altering the colors _can_ affect the resulting BW
> shades, but to what degree depends a lot on your BW conversion
> technique.  But in general, if you do things like intensify a blue 
sky
> you can end up with a darker gray sky.  Also, if there are any 
colors
> that typically convert to middle gray, such as peach or salmon, 
these
> can also be adjusted to affect the final tones.  
> 
> Also, a lot depends on the individual image and what things you 
might
> want to emphasize, so the approach may vary from one to another.  
For
> example, suppose you do a portrait of a woman who is wearing red
> lipstick.  You may wish to emphasize or deemphasize that, and act
> accordingly.
> 
> So you really need to experiment with whatever BW converson 
technique
> you use and different ways of manipulating colors, to determine what
> works for you.  There are countless combinations and you will evolve
> your own style.  Experience over time counts heavily here.  It's 
worth
> the effort, though, because often you can influence an image easier
> while it's in color than later in BW where you'd have to make some
> time consuming selections, etc.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm