Black & White or Colour

morganoh · 2nd February 2003

If I were to take a Colour digital photo and have it convert to Black & white using Photoshop, would the quality and effect be the same if I were to take a Black & white initially.

Ian · 2nd February 2003

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Originally posted by morganoh
If I were to take a Colour digital photo and have it convert to Black & white using Photoshop, would the quality and effect be the same if I were to take a Black & white initially.

No! For B/W nothing beats the real McCoy .. ie: film.

morganoh · 3rd February 2003

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Originally posted by Ian

No! For B/W nothing beats the real McCoy .. ie: film.

What do you mean by ie: film.

I am refering to Original B/W digital photos compared to B/W converted from Colour digital photos using software.

Please advice
Thank you

djchris · 3rd February 2003

I usually shoot my b/w pics in b/w instead of desaturating them with PS..

GitS · 3rd February 2003

really depends on what you want, a simply desaturate command in PS will give u crap with little tonality....usually get better results via the channel mixer etc...

lovers of b/w film like b/w film because of the specific grain structure, tonality, different shadow detail characteristics..etc...i have read about PS plug-ins that you can use in PS that replicate specific film characteristics, e.g a TMAX plugin or a Tri-X plugin...

GitS · 3rd February 2003

oh yah, b/w film has emulsions for high iso..at 1600 or 3200 or more if you dare....try doing that with a DC or a DSLR..no matter how much you paid for it....

Ian · 3rd February 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by morganoh

What do you mean by ie: film.

I am refering to Original B/W digital photos compared to B/W converted from Colour digital photos using software.

Please advice
Thank you

film - that funny stuff that comes in a cannister and is used in a non digital camera.

void · 8th February 2003

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Originally posted by Ian

film - that funny stuff that comes in a cannister and is used in a non digital camera.

Haha. Who says film isn't used in a non-digital camera? Even film cameras have those digital sensor doodads.

2nd February 2003	#1
morganoh Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Bishan Posts: 723	Black & White or Colour If I were to take a Colour digital photo and have it convert to Black & white using Photoshop, would the quality and effect be the same if I were to take a Black & white initially.

3rd February 2003	#4
djchris Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 876	I usually shoot my b/w pics in b/w instead of desaturating them with PS..

3rd February 2003	#5
GitS Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 784	really depends on what you want, a simply desaturate command in PS will give u crap with little tonality....usually get better results via the channel mixer etc... lovers of b/w film like b/w film because of the specific grain structure, tonality, different shadow detail characteristics..etc...i have read about PS plug-ins that you can use in PS that replicate specific film characteristics, e.g a TMAX plugin or a Tri-X plugin...