Peter J. Crowley

Fine Art Photographer

Light Color B+W Digital What Does Meter See?

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_DSC0208 Ss30 LgtBud80 CnstBud+30NoFilt 5-21-15So on my almost daily walk to get cookies I come to my poppies, not mine really but a great subject when in bloom. I am shooting with my camera set to B+W with a RAW color file but it is Digital B+W I am focused on learning. I make a couple of exposures, but not liking the contrast my mind drifts to film.  Film I’d use a filter to pop the contrast.  This is without filter.

_DSC0213 Ss30 Cont+S+Ltg Buds Lgt50 Cnst+40 Red Filt 5-21-15I add a Red 25 filter meter and shoot. Image is way underexposed say 4 times or two stops. Check meter and am given the same reading. Open up two stops for the filter factor and get this image. Now I really wonder, it is my understanding that the digital sensor makes a mathematical calibration of light that is not seeing light as film does. Does the sensor not see the different colors? The affect of the filter is very similar to use with film the bright orange poppy is lightened while the green in background is darkened. Which is exactly what I wanted in this back light scene. Something to think about and experiment more with. Both images worked in PS but just to resize and burn dodge.                  enjoy pjc

Photographic Art Infrared Shewville Road Ledyard Ct

Digital B+W a Stroll in Tenino Wa.

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_DSC0119 S30 DRK 20 cnt +90 5-19-15May 19th a play day with Terry Liberty beautiful light in this old town and a great lunch at The Sandstone Cafe.

_DSC0125 S50 Drk20 Cnst+40 Spot Lt UpLf 5-19-15Terry looks for the next image while I abstract him in the window.

_DSC0142 S50 Drk20 Cnst+90 5-19-15Parallel Parking off the main st. Unseen visual adventures views in alleys and back streets life. Images made digitally film soon, pretty new to Digital B+W but beginning to get some I like but contrast is lacking till I take them into PS. Used to control contrast by film choice and filters now there is an app for that LOL.

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Photographic Art High Key Figure

 

Black and White Conversion Thought Process

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As I learn to convert color to B+W from digital I realize that I see differently. When looking through my new images I find almost none that want to become B+W except the ones I shot in the camera mode for B+W. I have been reading through the suggestions from Members of Linkedin groups. Working with Elements 10 I have to interpret the suggestions to match my program. Here is an image converted to gray scale and using levels to adjust contrast. Second image is B+W shot in camera mode. Funny I go out to shoot B+W I am thinking and seeing in Black and White. I guess it is an old film thought pattern.

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Me and Carl in Connecticut 10/12/14 a last visit.

_DSC0138 B+W Port 12-19-14

Image B+W in camera mode straightened in Windows Photo Gallery and contrast adjustment using levels in Photo Shop. Have to learn to see in B+W while shooting in color. Lots to learn comments encouraged. peace pjc

Photographic Art Silver Gelatin