Attempting high-key...tried to do this in camera but didn't quite work as well as I'd hoped...so a bit of play in photoshop - converting to black & white and then playing in camera raw with highlights and whites. Altho I envisioned this in b&w and had camera set for b&w, because I was shooting in raw, the color was still there when I opened the shot on the computer. I think I might have to shoot in jpeg to maintain the b&w that I see. Any suggestions???
I think that you succeeded - I have a A6000 as well, I shoot raw and jpeg and also have the creative style set to B&W, I see the B&W through the view screen/finder so I can better judge if I am getting what I want. The raw always is my fail safe though.
Good topic for this high key effort. I shoot jpg and raw together. I convert to B&W in Photoshop using the gradient map adjustment layer. This gives enormous control over the tonal range.
when you shoot in black and white and in raw and jpg, the raw files is always in colour. then you start playing with it. very nice high key with the black being real black, and i like the way you set it up, although i would've preferred for a complete image with some spaces around it. but that's just me and i think this still works as it is. aces, mads.
@joysabin Thanks for the input...especially that you are using the same camera...I had also set for B&W for viewing but I will try shooting in both raw and jpeg. good idea!
@ethelperry Thanks so much, Ethel..ok, switching to raw and jpeg and I checked out the gradient map adjustment...I have no clue...time to research this at "youtube" university...thanks for the idea. I'll get back to you on it!
@summerfield Oh, thank you Vikki, for the input...yes, I think for these b&w tries I need to shoot both raw and jpeg...even when looking at the view finder in b&w the results are so different in just the raw. Onward and upward...or I least I hope so. And thanks for your thoughts on the comp...always appreciated.
