I think your black and white processing is truly outstanding. The grayscale conversion reminds me of good analog prints. Explaining your processing method would probably be beyond the scope of this article, wouldn't it? Back in the analog days, I practically only shot black and white in 6x6 format. Unfortunately, I've lost interest in black and white with digital because the million possibilities of electronic image processing overwhelm me, and what I manage to achieve simply looks too digital. I wish I could develop the same enthusiasm for the digital workflow as I do for the darkroom.
Thank you so much, my processing is pretty straight forward as I have the camera set to monochrome for viewing, but I shoot in raw, so in my processing images to share I just add a HS layer and convert to sepia tone and use the 35% default and then the next slider down to 4%. This is the closest I can get to how my prints look when I print using the QuadTone Rip program to get the warm tone I want. I am an old Pt/Pd printer and this works the best for me.
Patrick Kolb wrote:
Thank you so much, my processing is pretty straight forward as I have the camera set to monochrome for viewing, but I shoot in raw, so in my processing images to share I just add a HS layer and convert to sepia tone and use the 35% default and then the next slider down to 4%. This is the closest I can get to how my prints look when I print using the QuadTone Rip program to get the warm tone I want. I am an old Pt/Pd printer and this works the best for me.
Thank you for the answer, Patrick. Unfortunately, as a LR Mobile on-tablet user (I hate sitting at a PC), I'm so clumsy that I can't even do anything with "add a HS layer and convert to sepia tone and use the 35% default and then the next slider down to 4%". Oh well, it is what it is. I don't take photography as seriously as I did back in the analog days anyway, because I lack the emotional connection with digital technology. No retro Zf SL could change that. But it's not a bad thing. Dabbling can have its own appeal.
I like your 21/1.4 pictures. What version are you using on the Z6? I am shooting a Z7, and I am really missing the 21 focal lenght in between the Voigtländer 15/4.5 and 40/1.2.
cyra wrote:
I like your 21/1.4 pictures. What version are you using on the Z6? I am shooting a Z7, and I am really missing the 21 focal lenght in between the Voigtländer 15/4.5 and 40/1.2.
Thank you, my 21mm F1.4 is an E Mount mounted on an TecArt adapter (MK I) .
