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Old 04-01-07, 10:43
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I have noticed on the gallery a comment on a B & W shot that the "duotone"
reminded him of his old agfa paper.I understand that various grades of paper
would give a different finish to your b & W shot.
My question is what software is available to enhance B & W photography.I currently convert colour to B & W using Microsoft Digital Image Suite 10. My cameras are a D50 & Olympus C740.Any suggestions anyone may have would be appreciated.Please don,t get too technical with me as I am easily lost with
too much technical jargon.
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I cannot help with your Olympus but if you shoot RAW from a Nikon D50 and process this RAW image in Nikon Capture NX it is possible to adjust the B&W conversion. B&W conversion from RAW should be most faithful to true black and white.

Nikon Capture NX is a superb RAW converter for all Nikon cameras and applications - its worth a try!

Nikon Capture NX is available as a 30 day trail from the Nikon Website.
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You could try Power Retouche at the following link, where you can download a free trial version of the software.

http://www.powerretouche.com/Black-w...n_tutorial.htm
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thankyou Gentlemen I will investigate both suggestions.
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Horace,

I don't know which image editing package you are using, but if you use Photoshop, I found this link very useful when I was learning about B&W conversion:
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tut...lack-white.htm

These Photoshop "Actions", macros for want of a better description, are superb
http://www.thelightsrightstudio.com/photoshop-tools.htm

I use the B&W conversion and toning actions all the time. There's a detailed explanation of how they are done here:
http://www.thelightsrightstudio.com/...rtB&WImage.pdf

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Thanks Duncan for another wounderful link.
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thankyou for your tip Duncan.
I do not use photoshop I have microsoft digital image suite. I am going to give
powerretouche a try as suggested by John.
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You could also try Convert to B&W Pro, although I know all the techniques for converting to B&W ,I find this quick to use it and gets the job done.

http://www.theimagingfactory.com/

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thankyou Paul
I will check this out.
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