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this squirrel wanted more cheez-its. i was coming back to my apartment from checking the mailbox. i was eating cheez-its and i saw this squirrel, so i gave it some. i walk up to my front door and to my surprise, this rodent follows me to my door. i grab my camera that was on the couch and took a picture of it. i got up really close and it didn't move. this thing was fearless!
I use, Image>Adjustments>Black & White. I like that I can control the influence of each color. Much better than desaturating, IMO.
You really need to look into some tutorials on how to make a GOOD black and white, it looks so much better. Not just ctrl+shift+U haha
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Originally Posted by Interstate526
i have cs3.
i usually shoot jpeg cause i don't know much about raw. I don't really notice difference honestly. I'll try it though.
RAW > *
It's also very easy to edit raw, and you can make HUGE non destructive exposure corrections and stuff.
Just drag the RAW file into photoshop and start moving those sliders!
You'll love it I promise.
Just don't go overboard.
Ahh, the Finnbounce and the Smelfin guy, yeah it's a decent site. His technique for B&W works well, but is a bit labor intensive, maybe more than is necessary. Pick up a copy of Alien Skin's Exposure2, very useful. In my case, I do my B&W's in Lightroom2 then run through Exposure in CS3 if I want to add grain or simulate a particular film stock. Exposure's really useful if you like doing antiquing of photos or restorations. Here's a before and after from a Gettysburg trip last year:
After, with some cloning work, lens simulation, and Exposure2 for film stock simulation
Very useful software. SilverFX is also supposed to be good for B&W, but never used it as I never had a need to go elsewhere using what I use now.
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'07 Vivid Blue Pearl Sport w/stuff attached in useful places
The .xmp file is the one that saves what you've edited on the RAW image. Notice if you close and open it back up, your old changes will be saved.
Sorry, it's a terrible explanation.