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Does anybody else think B&W photography is overused these days?

Started 4 months ago | Discussion thread

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Re: Does anybody else think B&W photography is overused these days?

In reply to micksh6, 4 months ago

I think most people don't really understand how to make a good B&W image. It's more that a simple greyscale conversion ( or tone mapping or heavy contrast ).

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Does anybody else think B&W photography is overused these days?	micksh6	4 months ago	3
Re: Does anybody else think B&W photography is overused these days?	Confused of Malvern	4 months ago
Re: Does anybody else think B&W photography is overused these days?	amosf	4 months ago
Re: Does anybody else think B&W photography is overused these days?	Alleg1	4 months ago
Re: Does anybody else think B&W photography is overused these days?	micksh6	4 months ago
B&W on screen	CFynn	4 months ago	2
Re: Does anybody else think B&W photography is overused these days?	zxaar	4 months ago
Re: Does anybody else think B&W photography is overused these days?	Laurentiu Todie	4 months ago
BW used to be all there was.	rjjr	4 months ago
Re: BW used to be all there was.	John Sheehy	4 months ago
Re: BW used to be all there was.	kamuishirou1999	4 months ago
Re: BW used to be all there was.	chris102	4 months ago
B&W photography is overused these days? NO!	Zone8	4 months ago	3
Re: Does anybody else think B&W photography is overused these days?	MOD sjgcit	4 months ago	1
70% seems about right to me.	DenWil	4 months ago	2
Re: Post Processing critical	Jeff Peterman	4 months ago
Looks like Sturgeon's Law again	Leonard Migliore	4 months ago
Re: Does anybody else think B&W photography is overused these days?	coudet	4 months ago	1
For that matter, what isn't over used?	Bob Tullis	4 months ago	1
Re: Does anybody else think B&W photography is overused these days?	Greg Nold	4 months ago
Re: Does anybody else think B&W photography is overused these days?	pavi1	4 months ago	1
Re: Does anybody else think B&W photography is overused these days?	Jirka-	4 months ago	1
Re: Does anybody else think B&W photography is overused these days?	bartjeej	4 months ago
Six images	Peter Del	4 months ago
Re: Six <excellent> images. /nt	tex	4 months ago
Re: Six images	micksh6	4 months ago	1
Re: Six images	Jeff Peterman	4 months ago
Re: Six images	ABA DABA	4 months ago
Six mediocre images	GodSpeaks	4 months ago	2
lol	amosf	4 months ago
Re: lol	chris102	4 months ago
Totally DIS agree with both of you	tex	4 months ago	1
Comment for TEX ---- Re: Totally DIS agree with both of you	Vernon D Rainwater	4 months ago
Re: Totally DIS agree with both of you	bartjeej	4 months ago
Re: Totally DIS agree with both of you	Peter Del	4 months ago
Not really. . .	Glen Barrington	4 months ago	1
Re: Not really. . .	Zone8	4 months ago	1
Re: Not really. . .	Glen Barrington	4 months ago
Re: Not really. . .	amosf	4 months ago
Re: B&W photography - B&W conversion is just another tool.	Jeff Peterman	4 months ago
Re: B&W photography - B&W conversion is just another tool.	Jeff Peterman	4 months ago
Re: Does anybody else think B&W photography is overused these days?	ABA DABA	4 months ago
Re: Does anybody else think B&W photography is overused these days?	micksh6	4 months ago
Re: Does anybody else think B&W photography is overused these days?	Ed_arizona	4 months ago
Re: Does anybody else think B&W photography is overused these days?	Zarniwoop1985	4 months ago
Re: Does anybody else think B&W photography is overused these days?	GodSpeaks	4 months ago
1 in 100,000 images make a good B&W	ljfinger	4 months ago
Re: 1 in 100,000 images make a good B&W	ljfinger	4 months ago
Yes... just a bit. [nt]	Barrie Davis	4 months ago
Re: Does anybody else think B&W photography is overused these days?	rattymouse	4 months ago
Re: Does anybody else think B&W photography is overused these days?	Vernon D Rainwater	4 months ago
Miss-titled thread	DenWil	4 months ago
Re: Does anybody else think B&W photography is overused these days?	Lights	4 months ago
No	Joe Pineapples	4 months ago
Re: No	chris102	4 months ago

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