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RE: The Power of Black And White Photographs and Portraits (Own Work)
Good stuff. I love the vintage look you get with the film looking blacks. Are these film or digital?
Good stuff. I love the vintage look you get with the film looking blacks. Are these film or digital?
Thanks. These are all digital and I used Nik Silver Effex Pro to do the B&W conversion which gives a very filmic look.
I think modern digital cameras (SLRs) have a look that is a bit too clean compared to old film - obviously there is no grain but the sharpness is also so extreme that things look a bit hyper-real - that's where plugins like Nik help.
I do have a Polaroid Land Camera that I used a bit but unfortunately Fuji stopped making the instant film for it so it became too expensive and by the time I was getting the film it was already out of date and degenerating.
The last batches of film that I used last year were predominantly cracking and tearing which is just heart-breaking when you have captured a perfect moment and it's ruined because the different bits of the paper and film have come apart inside the polaroid cassette.
When it used to work it gave a very vintage look straight out of the camera!
I've been using Mastin Labs and VSCO lightroom presets the they work great to simulate film. VSCO Tri-x looks great.
OK not familiar with those are they expensive?
Around $100 for each pack. I have one Kodak Portra from mastin labs and one set from VSCO.
@cloveancinnamon OK thanks will check them out.
I agree that most digital looks too clean. I like where you have taken it. It's very pleasing.
Thanks:)