Help needed!!

[tltan]

Buy a spare film body and lotsa B&W film? Thats the only good way to go
then develop the film yourself to achieve best effect..

 

[zoossh]

sry if u guys find me naive
but i m just starting to pick up dslr photography

but canon 350d has b&w function.
so is it a point and shoot cam?

dun worry, they dun mean it.

me also newbie, also having D50.
if u dun mind reading, you can buy this book, called an illustrated A to Z of Digital Photography from Riceball at B1 at adelphi, opposite funan, or from kinokuniya (call to check better).

camera can be film or digital, or depending on its features.

1. point and shoot, aka compact, like those slim digital cameras, mostly automatic features that u just need to point at the scene to focus at the subject, and press shutter to shoot

2. prosumer, between pns (consumer) and slr (professional), with more features but not all the settings possible on a slr, and with non-interchangeable lens

3. SLR, with single lens reflex, using a mirror to reflect what the lens see directly into the viewfinder (that eye piece that you put your eye to look through the camera), with more features depending on model and with interchangeable lens

B+W, i like to use irfanview (download from www.download.com or use google). small program, load picture, type alt I-G, and you have your black and white from any colored pictures. only thing bad about irfanview is that, i think, does not support color profile (color calibration settings).

 

[hazta]

IMO, takin colour pics n converting them to black n white is better since u could hav e best of both worlds. :thumbsup:
Though converting fr b&w to colour might b possible, but I believe e other way round is a lot more faster easier.

Anywayz, I ever saw a wedding photog usin a 20D takin black n white n colour of e same pic. He had to tell e couple to hold while he changes e settin of his cam to b&w. Think itz a waste of time n since everyonez rushin for time, e saturation of e actual pic turns out more like sephia straight out of e box. :thumbsd: :thumbsd:

 

[Francis247]

350d can take b&w pics, in fact u can even set the filter effects (yellow, orange, red & green). it also has toning effects (sepia, blue, purple & green)

This is interesting, really thanks for the information. But like you suggest, it is better to take in colour then use PS to make it into B&W.

 

[alu_card]

dun worry, they dun mean it.

me also newbie, also having D50.
if u dun mind reading, you can buy this book, called an illustrated A to Z of Digital Photography from Riceball at B1 at adelphi, opposite funan, or from kinokuniya (call to check better).

camera can be film or digital, or depending on its features.

1. point and shoot, aka compact, like those slim digital cameras, mostly automatic features that u just need to point at the scene to focus at the subject, and press shutter to shoot

2. prosumer, between pns (consumer) and slr (professional), with more features but not all the settings possible on a slr, and with non-interchangeable lens

3. SLR, with single lens reflex, using a mirror to reflect what the lens see directly into the viewfinder (that eye piece that you put your eye to look through the camera), with more features depending on model and with interchangeable lens

B+W, i like to use irfanview (download from www.download.com or use google). small program, load picture, type alt I-G, and you have your black and white from any colored pictures. only thing bad about irfanview is that, i think, does not support color profile (color calibration settings).

thx man..
will try to get my hands on that bk

 

[TrIjAm]

This is interesting, really thanks for the information. But like you suggest, it is better to take in colour then use PS to make it into B&W.

i experimented with the b&w features in the 350d a bit more during the cny holidays... and found out that we can adjust the contrast when taking them b&w pics.

i tried setting the contrast to max, and the final effect is like adding a orange or red filter in the traditional film slr... very nice. u guys go try it out :thumbsup:

 

[Lenovo]

always shoot in color lah...
can convert to b&w later on the computer, but 'impossible' to convert b&w to color.

You are right, that's the proper workflow.

 

[nicholas68]

always shoot in color lah...
can convert to b&w later on the computer, but 'impossible' to convert b&w to color.

there is a way from b/w to colour. Use photoshop save as another layer off the first and use sat in the second layer in is case if you decided to use colour then switch off the B/W and turn on the colour.

 

[nicholas68]

If you are a mac user try Iphoto. Can do some basic Photo correction. Not very sure if there is a PC version.

If you need any help on Photoshop drop me a line.

 

[lsisaxon]

IMO, takin colour pics n converting them to black n white is better since u could hav e best of both worlds. :thumbsup:
Though converting fr b&w to colour might b possible, but I believe e other way round is a lot more faster easier.

Anywayz, I ever saw a wedding photog usin a 20D takin black n white n colour of e same pic. He had to tell e couple to hold while he changes e settin of his cam to b&w. Think itz a waste of time n since everyonez rushin for time, e saturation of e actual pic turns out more like sephia straight out of e box. :thumbsd: :thumbsd:

That is really absurd. The photographer is probably new to digital photography. All he needs is to shoot the colour one and just drop the saturation using software. *shrug*

 

[lsisaxon]

If you are a mac user try Iphoto. Can do some basic Photo correction. Not very sure if there is a PC version.

If you need any help on Photoshop drop me a line.

I am not a Mac user but I have been using GIMP for Windows. There is a version for MacOSX but I don't know how stable that is. You may want to give it a try. Here's the URL. http://www.gimp.org/macintosh/

The windows version can be obtained from this url. http://www.gimp.org/windows/

 

[alu_card]

hey guys

Do you guys have any recommondations on photo editing software?
How can i reduce the noise? is there any photo editing progs which can ?

 

[Lmodel]

hey guys

Do you guys have any recommondations on photo editing software?
How can i reduce the noise? is there any photo editing progs which can ?

The most common software used should be Adobe Photoshop.

As for noise, the best way is to reduce ISO and not through post process. There is a limitation as to what software to do. Nevertheless, there are several software in the market that can help in reducing noise. Do a search in CS and you might be able to find some help.

Cheers

 

[espn]

The most common software used should be Adobe Photoshop.

As for noise, the best way is to reduce ISO and not through post process. There is a limitation as to what software to do. Nevertheless, there are several software in the market that can help in reducing noise. Do a search in CS and you might be able to find some help.

Cheers

Huh? To reduce noise, reduce ISO? :think: Something new I learned today.

 

[zoossh]

Huh? To reduce noise, reduce ISO? :think: Something new I learned today.

doesn't increasing ISO increase noise?

 

[alu_card]

recently my friend send me a photo of a few of us.
then i use PS to auto level all tings then i save
but in e end the pic becomes very pixel
do any of the bros here know y?

 

[espn]

doesn't increasing ISO increase noise?

Noise is as obvious as an underexposed image. If the image is exposed correctly, how to have noise? :dunno:

 

[zoossh]

Noise is as obvious as an underexposed image. If the image is exposed correctly, how to have noise? :dunno:

do you mean that if a night scene and low light shoot indoor gives an underexposed picture limited by the max aperture size and the longest possible shutter duration without significant handshake, if altered appropriately by increased ISO to the correct exposure, should not have noise, and only if the ISO is increased beyond the correct exposure would there be increasing noise?