File :-(, x, )
Anonymous
/p/, I'm having trouble getting good b&w conversions. They always come out looking too dark/underexposed and stuff. Then, when I do something about it, I dislike it even more. I need guidance.
>> Anonymous
why don't you just shoot in black and white instead of converting? then you get it right while you're shooting.
>> Anonymous
>>62427
I'm shooting with a Kodak Easyshare...it does NOT get the conversions right. At all.
Plus, I'm not always sure which pictures I'll want in b&w and which ones I'll want in color.
>> Anonymous
>>62428
what are you using to convert
>> Anonymous
>>62429
I use the channel mixer in Photoshop.
I've tried different things, but I end up with better results using this...though there's still something bugging me about them that I can't exactly put my finger on. It needs more or less of something.
>> Anonymous
>>62430
Channel mixer's difficult to master because it's just, "here, use these sliders!"

Elements has some pre-set conversions that are "about right" and then are fine-tuned. Try to find out what those values are... the next time I'm on the right computer (the one I have all my photo editing software on) I'll find them for you.
>> Anonymous
download the 30 day trial version of adobe lightroom. it comes with a b&w conversion tool where you can click on the image and change the intensity of that color. So you could click on the sky and cyan (lightroom dumbified this to aqua I believe) will be selected. Then you can drag the slider to the left or right to darken the sky, as if you had used a red filter. anywho if it works for you can either pay retail for 300 or you can find a friendly college student who can get it for 99 w/ education discount or get it for you free via the piratebay.