Written on Nov 27th, 2008 by Dave Adams
Black, colour, Courtyard, DSLR, film, In-camera, Lyme Park, Photography, Post Processing, Processing, White
Post Information and Notes
Black and White photography - create/convert in-camera or in post-processing.
- Level:Beginner
- Tools:Camera
- Time:N/A
Digital cameras often give you a choice of shooting in black and white or in colour. At one time, this choice was dictated by the film you loaded into your camera, meaning that you would have to shoot a whole roll of film before you could switch. With digital, you can quickly switch between black and white photography and colour photography simply by selecting the relevant option as and when appropriate.
However, before you jump in and select that black and white photography mode on your camera gives some consideration to what this will actually acheive.
In-camera vs Post-Processing
If you decide to produce black and white photos direct from your DSLR camera, you are conciously deciding that you are not interested in the colour aspects of the scene your are shooting. Is this correct? Are you sure that you will never want to see that image in full colour?
Lyme Park Courtyard in Black and White - converted in Photoshop
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Written on Nov 12th, 2008 by Dave Adams
DVD, histogram, lcd screen, memory cards, Photography, photos, Post Processing, risk, storage, Tips
Post Information and Notes
Saving all the photos you take, even the bad ones.
- Level:Beginner
- Tools:Memory Card Space
- Time:N/A
One of the key things I have learnt over the last couple of years of shooting digital is that you should never delete anything you take. Well, OK, maybe you can delete the odd one or two that are very obviously out of focus or have the exposure completely wrong when viewed on the LCD screen on the back of your camera, but you should try and keep as many as you can.
Why Save All Your Photos?
There are number of reasons why you shouldn’t get ‘delete happy’ when viewing your photos in the LCD screen on the back of your camera.
LCD screen can be misleading
The LCD screen itself isn’t that accurate at showing you whats good and whats bad, and unless you are zomming in on each image you look at, the standard preview doesn’t give you a good enough indication of whether a photos is sharp or not. It may also misrepresent the exposure of the photograph. Use the histogram function (if your camera has one) to ensure exposure rather than the preview in the LCD.
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