Questions tagged [black-and-white]
Classic way of conveying images using black, white and shades of gray, thereby emphasizing shapes and shadows.
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Benefit of being able to see the Infrared band in Monochromatic Cameras?
I have read that cinema cameras such as the ARRI monochromatic series have no IR filter, allowing them to "capture the non-visible infrared light that renders white foliage, milky skin, black eye ...
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What can cause extremly low density negatives?
I have just received a roll of film back from a lab and it had very low density, it was almost clear everywhere except the leader. I haven't used this lab before as I have always processed my own film....
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Attributing as B&W in IPTC using Bridge
As an amateur I organise my photos in Bridge which does everything I require apart from one thing, I cannot find a means of attributing the color mode. It is visible but not editable under the file ...
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What 2-1/4" roll film type in 1940 allowed more than 15 exposures of 2-3/4"?
I have copies of 18 B&W negatives from 1940 that are 2-1/4" x 3-1/4" from the same apparent roll.
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Why some black and white film require color development process
For example, Ilford XP2 noted C41 on the box instead of d96 or d76, Kodak Black and White even explicitly warned the user "Do not process in B&W chemistry" on the film roll.
Why do these ...
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Black and white film prints are foggy - Nikon FM2
I am new to film photography, having adopted my Mum's old Nikon FM2. I've successfully taken photos on this camera recently, but the last roll I received back was totally milky.
I don't know if I had ...
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How do you achieve this soft/glowing low-contrast black and white look?
Watched La Haine (4k version) the other day and was captivated by how the British Film Institute gave the film a much lower contrast soft look in comparison to Criterion's hard contrast look. I know ...
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Home B&W developing - very dark areas gone white
Ilford FP4 125, developed in a Paterson tank with Ilfosol 3 1+14 for 7.5 minutes @20C, Ilfostop, Ilford Rapid fixer. As far as I can tell, exactly as required ... no intentional liberties or ...
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Light meter battery ran low and I overexposed my ASA 400 HP5+. How much should I push my film?
Equipment: HP5+ 400 ASA, Rollei 35
Light conditions and subject: Sunbather in grass surrounded by trees but with Sun in clouds fairly overhead, sometimes in some shadow. Bright day but with sky ...
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Should I shoot color or black and white 35mm film to learn photography fundamentals?
I want to practice composition, or the basics of photography in reality. From what I've read, some people say shoot color, or only shoot black and white to learn composition right.
From my personal ...
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How do I remove yellow discolouration from a scanned B&W photo in Photoshop?
I have a b&w photo that seems to have been impacted by sunlight. It’s not an overall yellow cast, but lots of imperfections. I have photoshop, and although not an experienced user, I have some ...
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Old Photo Restoration Stuck On Scan Lines
I'm attempting to restore an old photo with pretty bad speckled silvering as opposed to large areas. I've managed to get rid of the spots but in doing so have inadvertently increased the scan lines ...
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My film didn't fully develop
This is my first time trying to develop film. I just bought a camera from ebay and the seller said everything was working fine. The film I used was the Ilford hp5 plus and I developed it with the ...
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Why does light-colored skin look different in black and white versus digitally desaturated versions of color originals
One friend, who was a photographer, commented that a desaturated photograph of light-skinned people looks like they have a suntan compared to a true black and white picture of the same skin, and ...
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ACR: Quick Color Preview While Using "B&W Mixer" tool for Black and White Photo?
In Adobe Camera Raw, when using a monochrome color profile, we get the B&W Mixer tool:
When using this tool, I wish I could quickly enter a keyboard shortcut and see a quick color preview of the ...
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