different processing.

[ronlane]

Derrel posted some instructions in Pixel Rabbit's thread today about shooting Raw+jpeg and setting up the camera to get a Sepia b&w jpeg. It caught my attention and I thought I would try it out when I got home. Well my lovely Wife was the victim today.

Derrel, thanks for posting that, I like the look.

Here is the jpeg. I brightened the eyes and did some spot healing on her skin but that is it.



And here is the re-touched raw file. I used PSE11 and Nik collection to do this one.

 

[bribrius]

cool. never thought of that. in what instances would you use that?

 

[ronlane]

cool. never thought of that. in what instances would you use that?

The jpeg sepia? Well, I can see it as a street photography processing. Something that I could switch to and not have to do anymore or very little processing to. Derrel may have some other ideas.

 

[bribrius]

cool. never thought of that. in what instances would you use that?

The jpeg sepia? Well, I can see it as a street photography processing. Something that I could switch to and not have to do anymore or very little processing to. Derrel may have some other ideas.

just curious. I usually shoot 90 percent color as most photos im not right sure if I want them bw (can change them after) and the ones I know I want bw (that ten percent or so) I just shoot that way. sometimes ill just shoot the same photo twice though, 1 of each even if I really don't have to. just because. Mostly a habit from using jpeg only cameras mostly where you are more limited in editing options.

 

[Derrel]

WHat ROn's talking about is a RAW+ JPEG shooting option Canon offers. Set camera to Monochrome mode, and set the Toning Effects to>SEPIA option, and Color Filter Effect to >Yellow Filter. Set TOne CUrve to the appropriate degree of contrast for the light/subject. SHoot RAW+JPEG< and have the Image SIze set to Medium, Compression level to Fine (least-compressed).

The Medium Image size re-samples the data, and seems to make noise go down. The Filter Effect makes the tonal variations of objects like blue sky and plant s and such look more-differentiated than with NO filter effect applied.

The JPEG images as seen in the camera are B&W's so you can evaluate the lighting and the "look" as they weill be seen, in B&W...not with color messing things up. The .CR2 (raw data) files will of course, have FULL R-G-B color information too, so, you get a win / win deal here. Generally, a person will light differently for B&W than for color, and some types of pictures LOOK BETTER when made into B&W.

I think if a guy wants B&W images, he might as well show the courage of his convictions, and make a statement, and go out and look,light,compose,and SHOOT for B&W. No play it safe, and just spray and pray and then come back and say, "This kind of sucks...hmmm.... maybe if I convert it to B&W I can salvage this mess."

 

[ronlane]

cool. never thought of that. in what instances would you use that?

The jpeg sepia? Well, I can see it as a street photography processing. Something that I could switch to and not have to do anymore or very little processing to. Derrel may have some other ideas.

just curious. I usually shoot 90 percent color as most photos im not right sure if I want them bw (can change them after) and the ones I know I want bw (that ten percent or so) I just shoot that way. sometimes ill just shoot the same photo twice though, 1 of each even if I really don't have to. just because. Mostly a habit from using jpeg only cameras mostly where you are more limited in editing options.

Yeah, I only shoot raw unless I know I'm going to need the photo at work or really quick and I don't have stuff to edit the raw. Derrel was talking with me and said that this is just a fun way to shoot sometimes in canon without having to do any/much post processing.