I've had good luck converting color neg, even high speed, to b&w.
The color mixer tool in Photoshop is a good place to start when
performing the conversion; there are plugs and actions available
to assist as well.
The problem you might have will be _printing_ them. Most inkjet
type printers can't
I like that photo for it's "strangeness" and the composition too.
I could imagine it would not have the same effect in color.
How does the original look, do you have a link for it too?
thanks
Markus
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>The B/W photo at the top of this page -
>http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/token.htm - was o
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Subject: converting color photos for black and white
You got some good advice from Paul, but you may have problems finding
a lab that has the Portra black and white paper (which is, in fact, a
colour paper, but I digress).
If you ar
Thanks Paul
it will have a look and ask at the local photo store, that was very good
information!
Markus
>>If you decide to have B/W prints done by a lab directly from color negs, I
>>would recommend asking if they can print to paper with an emulsion that
>>returns B/W rather than just manipulati
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> Hi Pentax users
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> I' am playing with the idea of making some black and w
Hi Pentax users
I' am playing with the idea of making some black and white enlargements in
the size of 24X36cm of older color photos, sadly most are from fast ISO
200-400 negative color film, so I expect some real visible grain.
What's your experience with conversions from color to black and whi
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