Manytabletswillalsoenabletheusertopersonalizethem
includingshortcutsandactionkeyswhichwillultimately
speedupworkflow,agreatassetwheneditingnumbersof
images.
Black and White Conversions
Blackandwhiteimageswillalwayshavesuchabeautiful
timelessqualitytothem,andovertheyearsmanyportrait
photographershave leant towards this classical study of
tones and textures to create some very striking images.
Withtheadvance ofthedigitalagethephotographer no
longerhastochoosebeforetheytaketheshotastowhether
theimageshouldbeinB&Worcolour,asinthedaysof
film, giving us greater freedom to be creative with the
image. However, with the vast number of techniques
available,andsoftwareoptionstoconverttheimagestaken
into monochrome, many B&W conversions areof poor
quality and lack a tonal range that would have been
produced from awell-exposedblack and white negative.
WhenyouareproducingfromaRAWfilethebetterB&W
conversions are those that offer the photographer a
non-destructive solution (not affecting the original file).
Two of these methods are
explained below. Both techniques will involve the
photographercreatinganadjustmentlayer,soalltheusable
information available can be used. RAW files that are
producedby your digitalcamera contain red, greenand
blueinformation.Thesearecalledchannelsandcontainall
of the information needed to create your image.