Project 52: Week 3 - Black and White

Our week 3 theme has been chosen and it is "Black and White"!

Let see those pictures! There is a quick Black and White Tutorial here.

ETA: To make it fun - Post your color picture then your conversion.

Ok, here is one I did using only the apps on my phone, I used mostly snapseed:

The shot was hot on his face to start with sadly.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8353/8...96b53f8623.jpg
Untitled by KMS-Photography, on Flickr

A bit OTT but I really wanted to emphasise his eyes
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8464/8...78f97632e1.jpg
Day 13 by KMS-Photography, on Flickr

Here's one from me.....this gorgeous HUGE church was in a tiny town we passed through going to dinner Saturday night. (note: do you think the sky should be brighter? I toned it down to 240.... but it seems too gray, I liked it brighter)
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amytaracido/8381492488/" title="ALTdawsonChurchBWsm by amytaracido, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8503/8381492488_a9a92aedbe_z.jpg" width="640" height="478" border="0"></a>

and the original/color:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amytaracido/8380504291/" title="ALTdawsonChurchSm by amytaracido, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8085/8380504291_cf457ee03f_z.jpg" width="640" height="478" border="0"></a>

I would like to see it brighter, Amy. I would think that for a back and white, as long as you have your outlines, and they're not blending in, it would be ok to blow the whites. I could be way wrong though!

I love it Kerry. I never thought a hint of green works on a conversion, but this sure does!

Amy - I like it, I would love to see a little bit more contrast to it. I am assuming this is not sharpened?

I did several of these shots - trying from moody to flat. I will post some more tonight. This is my nephew. He has lighter brown eyes than my boys.


Before:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8372/8...89b481d1_z.jpg

After:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8048/8...523bd183_z.jpg

I'll probably be adding in multiples into this week's theme ;)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8096/8...434b4946_z.jpg

ETA: I forgot to put in my color version. Here it is, but no noiseware.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8361/8...fe57cd37_z.jpg

Steph, I love that shot!


Did I do better with these?

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcparker/8382772134/" title="DSC_9188-2 by daniellec.p, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8053/8382772134_7124f5850c.jpg" width="331" height="500" alt="DSC_9188-2"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcparker/8381694091/" title="DSC_9188-2bw by daniellec.p, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8225/8381694091_ff2761c64c.jpg" width="331" height="500" alt="DSC_9188-2bw"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcparker/8381687337/" title="DSC_9197-2 by daniellec.p, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8228/8381687337_02630c6890.jpg" width="331" height="500" alt="DSC_9197-2"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcparker/8382774266/" title="DSC_9197-2bw by daniellec.p, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8045/8382774266_58c4b2bc00.jpg" width="331" height="500" alt="DSC_9197-2bw"></a>

One more for tonight and off to bed. This one is a bit more moodier...

Color:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8373/8...3b808d25_z.jpg

Black and White

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8051/8...2f652566_z.jpg



ETA: I don't always get cooperation.... I am getting a lot of these portraits lately...
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8491/8...a861c1937c.jpg

Here's mine: https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8052/...44b0c9b3_z.jpg and colour to compare (untouched): https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8235/...870cdef0_z.jpg He wouldn't cooperate, so compositionally his eyes are rather centered and I wasn't sure where to crop, but I like it anyway. It's a very "Micah" look.

And just to throw in a couple more, this one because it's so cute, after he won a game of Mouse Trap:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/friesen4/8383816917/" title="More Micah by friesen4, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8185/8383816917_88b45e3b65_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="More Micah"></a>

and this one because I really love the light here -- great for conversion, but taken last week so not technically 'valid' for the 52-week challenge:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/friesen4/8370865574/" title="Micah Monster by friesen4, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8052/8370865574_d4f25a5e2a_z.jpg" width="640" height="428" alt="Micah Monster"></a>