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On Wednesday night, I went to the second of three presentations by a marvelous local photographer Arthur Ransome. His presentations were refreshing, in that he declared himself relatively free of knowledge about post-processing and didn't mention his choice of camera gear once. What he is tremendously good at is, imo, seeing images that have enormous potential for striking B&W images.
He admits he knows enough post-processing to get from his raw image to his final result but disclaims any expertise or interest in answering technical questions. His first presentation was on seeing images and the importance of seeing the b&w tones in the color landscapes we see. The second presentation, this past Wednesday, was demonstrations of his technique for conversion. There were no magic bullets or actions, it was taking well framed and well conceived images, converting them and then reinforcing the important parts that make up the image.
There was no BS about special lenses or sensors or image noise or even complicated processing. After the conversion using Lightroom (and a preset) he did every with quick mask and curves layers, quickly and economically of time and effort.
You might like to look at his site to appreciate Arthur's insight into what makes good b&w landscape photos.
He admits he knows enough post-processing to get from his raw image to his final result but disclaims any expertise or interest in answering technical questions. His first presentation was on seeing images and the importance of seeing the b&w tones in the color landscapes we see. The second presentation, this past Wednesday, was demonstrations of his technique for conversion. There were no magic bullets or actions, it was taking well framed and well conceived images, converting them and then reinforcing the important parts that make up the image.
There was no BS about special lenses or sensors or image noise or even complicated processing. After the conversion using Lightroom (and a preset) he did every with quick mask and curves layers, quickly and economically of time and effort.
You might like to look at his site to appreciate Arthur's insight into what makes good b&w landscape photos.
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