Best B&W digital photography techniques

Okay, I'm *not* really interested in printing at the moment, so let's
leave that aside.

Have a look at this guy's work http://www.pbase.com/janung
Yes, he definitely was shooting film in 1978, not digital, but I find
it very inspiring. So, how do you mimic b&w photography with a digital
camera?

Here's what I might do; shoot digital (color JPEG or RAW) with manual
or spot exposure (and an autobracketted-exposure 3-shots won't harm),
no flash, just using natural available light, then use the histogram
in post-processing to adjust contrast and tones?

Well, what do you do?

"Mike Henley" wrote in message
m...
Okay, I'm *not* really interested in printing at the moment, so let's
leave that aside.

Have a look at this guy's work http://www.pbase.com/janung
Yes, he definitely was shooting film in 1978, not digital, but I find
it very inspiring. So, how do you mimic b&w photography with a digital
camera?

Here's what I might do; shoot digital (color JPEG or RAW) with manual
or spot exposure (and an autobracketted-exposure 3-shots won't harm),
no flash, just using natural available light, then use the histogram
in post-processing to adjust contrast and tones?

Well, what do you do?

I find it easier to put my camera into Black and White mode.

"Mike Henley" wrote in message
m...
Okay, I'm *not* really interested in printing at the moment, so let's
leave that aside.

Have a look at this guy's work http://www.pbase.com/janung
Yes, he definitely was shooting film in 1978, not digital, but I find
it very inspiring. So, how do you mimic b&w photography with a digital
camera?

Here's what I might do; shoot digital (color JPEG or RAW) with manual
or spot exposure (and an autobracketted-exposure 3-shots won't harm),
no flash, just using natural available light, then use the histogram
in post-processing to adjust contrast and tones?

Well, what do you do?

I find it easier to put my camera into Black and White mode.

"Mike Henley" wrote in message
m...
Okay, I'm *not* really interested in printing at the moment, so let's
leave that aside.

Have a look at this guy's work http://www.pbase.com/janung
Yes, he definitely was shooting film in 1978, not digital, but I find
it very inspiring. So, how do you mimic b&w photography with a digital
camera?

Here's what I might do; shoot digital (color JPEG or RAW) with manual
or spot exposure (and an autobracketted-exposure 3-shots won't harm),
no flash, just using natural available light, then use the histogram
in post-processing to adjust contrast and tones?

Well, what do you do?

I find it easier to put my camera into Black and White mode.

(Mike Henley) wrote in
m:

Okay, I'm *not* really interested in printing at the moment, so let's
leave that aside.

Have a look at this guy's work http://www.pbase.com/janung
Yes, he definitely was shooting film in 1978, not digital, but I find
it very inspiring. So, how do you mimic b&w photography with a digital
camera?

Here's what I might do; shoot digital (color JPEG or RAW) with manual
or spot exposure (and an autobracketted-exposure 3-shots won't harm),
no flash, just using natural available light, then use the histogram
in post-processing to adjust contrast and tones?

Well, what do you do?

Technically, there's no such thing as digital B&W. I usually shoot film
when I want B&W.

--
"We are twice armed if we fight with faith." (Plato)

-Richard Cockburn

(Mike Henley) wrote in
m:

Okay, I'm *not* really interested in printing at the moment, so let's
leave that aside.

Have a look at this guy's work http://www.pbase.com/janung
Yes, he definitely was shooting film in 1978, not digital, but I find
it very inspiring. So, how do you mimic b&w photography with a digital
camera?

Here's what I might do; shoot digital (color JPEG or RAW) with manual
or spot exposure (and an autobracketted-exposure 3-shots won't harm),
no flash, just using natural available light, then use the histogram
in post-processing to adjust contrast and tones?

Well, what do you do?

Technically, there's no such thing as digital B&W. I usually shoot film
when I want B&W.

--
"We are twice armed if we fight with faith." (Plato)

-Richard Cockburn

In message ,
Richard Cockburn wrote:

Technically, there's no such thing as digital B&W. I usually shoot film
when I want B&W.

Kodak made a digital without a color filter array, but they discontinued
it.

Digital isn't any more "color" than it is "B&W". Digital B&W in inkjet
prints and on the monitor simply do not have the luminance properties of
silver halide particles, giving a different look.
--


John P Sheehy

In message ,
Richard Cockburn wrote:

Technically, there's no such thing as digital B&W. I usually shoot film
when I want B&W.

Kodak made a digital without a color filter array, but they discontinued
it.

Digital isn't any more "color" than it is "B&W". Digital B&W in inkjet
prints and on the monitor simply do not have the luminance properties of
silver halide particles, giving a different look.
--


John P Sheehy

wrote in :

Digital isn't any more "color" than it is "B&W".

That is so true, but I find the "color" results to be more acceptable than
"b&w" results. T-Max or Tri-Pan gives me the B&W look I like. My 20D is not
capable of that.

--
"We are twice armed if we fight with faith." (Plato)

-Richard Cockburn

wrote in :

Digital isn't any more "color" than it is "B&W".

That is so true, but I find the "color" results to be more acceptable than
"b&w" results. T-Max or Tri-Pan gives me the B&W look I like. My 20D is not
capable of that.

--
"We are twice armed if we fight with faith." (Plato)

-Richard Cockburn