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04/14/2003 10:11:17 PM · #1
Is it better to use the greyscale feature of the camera or just take the photo in color and then use and editor to convert to greyscale???
Does either way give a better quality print or does it matter?
04/14/2003 10:13:49 PM · #2
Originally posted by grcamp:

Is it better to use the greyscale feature of the camera or just take the photo in color and then use and editor to convert to greyscale???
Does either way give a better quality print or does it matter?


I shoot everything in color and then convert on the computer.. some images look good in color and b/w so it's nice to have them in both formats :)

04/14/2003 10:29:11 PM · #3
Jim is right - I'd have to not have the colour version available.

Also, people use several techniques to convert to greyscale within image software, like Photoshop, that provide a lot more flexibility than a simple "convert to greyscale" type function. You might, for example, want to focus on the colours in a specific colour channel. It's difficult to explain, but there are several articles I have read which demonstrate the possible effects.

I say shoot in Colour and then consider greyscale in post-processing, although I'm biased because I prefer colour prints usually anyway.
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