tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post5701095217522697458..comments2023-07-28T12:18:08.726+02:00Comments on Fuji X-Files: The Fuji X100S made me a better B&W photographerAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05220833661301271893noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-59635846627030489342015-07-03T00:01:12.635+02:002015-07-03T00:01:12.635+02:00Very cool article with great pics. Thanks for shar...Very cool article with great pics. Thanks for sharing experencies!MiKahttp://mika.hanblog.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-31853765455234377262015-05-22T18:18:47.278+02:002015-05-22T18:18:47.278+02:00It's irritating when people think that merely ...It's irritating when people think that merely adding a black and white filter to a photo makes a good photograph! This goes to show that there is a real artistry to it.Patent Solicitorhttp://www.eip.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-12933833857471519402015-05-03T01:30:22.984+02:002015-05-03T01:30:22.984+02:00Excellent write up and wonderful photos. Thank you...Excellent write up and wonderful photos. Thank youPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00987449186464930575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-71688337674780068842014-05-22T02:19:37.893+02:002014-05-22T02:19:37.893+02:00Hi, saw your portfolio at flickr. Amazing! I have ...Hi, saw your portfolio at flickr. Amazing! I have a X-E2 and have been using a very different workflow. I take color RAW pictures, post process to exaggerate colors even more and use DxO Filmpack to turn them B&W. One can choose some old films to emulate and apply grain and filters to taste. What do you think? This is an example: http://500px.com/photo/71168957/sunny-day-in-s%C3%A3o-luis-by-murilo-peralta?from=users_library Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-69713371915798399972014-04-17T09:37:36.712+02:002014-04-17T09:37:36.712+02:00I generally use the B&W JPG settings in camera...I generally use the B&W JPG settings in camera as described in my post. On difficult lighting scenes (like the ship woth the sun flare) I sometimes go back to the color RAW file and tweak it to be a B&W image in LightRoom. This gives me the chance to tone individual color channes to the grey intensity that I seek This is the digital version of adding i.e. a red filter to your lens when you shoot B&W film to give you more contrast in the sky.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220833661301271893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-71307731333302026452014-04-16T16:40:36.654+02:002014-04-16T16:40:36.654+02:00You have an excellent b&w work. I bought a x10...You have an excellent b&w work. I bought a x100s recently and I wonder how you get those silvered/grey tones of some of your pictures (i.e. the one with the ship and the sun flare). Can you tell me a little more about it?[_holypriest]https://www.blogger.com/profile/00930264950632090246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-3380656110712146602014-03-01T17:54:44.129+01:002014-03-01T17:54:44.129+01:00Nice pictures. I bought mine today in black.Nice pictures. I bought mine today in black.georghttp://pagenstedt.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-8503531983682187392014-01-17T22:51:46.499+01:002014-01-17T22:51:46.499+01:00Some wonderful images especially the last one whic...Some wonderful images especially the last one which has a timeless quality to itDeanhttp://deangale.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-57112812784371483842014-01-02T12:45:09.413+01:002014-01-02T12:45:09.413+01:00I use f2 most of the time (plus ND filter in brigh...I use f2 most of the time (plus ND filter in bright situations). But for landscape I'll go up to f5.6 but hardly ever above that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220833661301271893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-63275752593495758922014-01-02T12:07:47.379+01:002014-01-02T12:07:47.379+01:00Very good work. Do you always use the same apertur...Very good work. Do you always use the same aperture for this photos ?<br /><br />Thanks<br /><br />Jean-François from ParisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-78963385424087294162013-11-26T11:41:04.736+01:002013-11-26T11:41:04.736+01:00Yes, I find it really helpful to see the image in ...Yes, I find it really helpful to see the image in greyscale when choosing exposure. And sometimes I just go with the B&W JPG that I shoot in addition to the RAW file. It makes things a bit easyer when I use my iPad on the road for PP and uploading :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220833661301271893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-37582983002467474012013-11-26T11:38:18.851+01:002013-11-26T11:38:18.851+01:00You are welcome :)You are welcome :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220833661301271893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-59879450880031435132013-11-26T11:37:59.065+01:002013-11-26T11:37:59.065+01:00Most of the time I use Snapseed as it gives me a q...Most of the time I use Snapseed as it gives me a quick workflow on the road.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220833661301271893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-22461923018925086822013-11-26T11:37:22.967+01:002013-11-26T11:37:22.967+01:00Your settings look good to me. But you could use a...Your settings look good to me. But you could use a bit of a fill flash to counter the bright lights in the background. Or you can post process some local lighting up faces and using a vignett to tune out the bright background and aim your viewer towards the faces.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220833661301271893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-68759359811070304782013-11-26T11:34:34.975+01:002013-11-26T11:34:34.975+01:00Let me know how they work out for you.Let me know how they work out for you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220833661301271893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-11356021247451322342013-11-23T16:48:26.112+01:002013-11-23T16:48:26.112+01:00I have been converting all my digital color RAW fi...I have been converting all my digital color RAW files to b&w for the last five years. When I shifted from DSLRs to the X100S (retired newspaper shooter), I picked up on this capability real quick. I have mine set to shoot RAW only but have the film simulation set to b&w on both my X100S and my X-E1 just so I can see what the b&w possibilities are. I go between the green filter and the red filter depending on the situation.Seagrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871599284732727795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-39614966212798473442013-11-07T15:53:13.679+01:002013-11-07T15:53:13.679+01:00Thanks for the tips! Will give it a try the coming...Thanks for the tips! Will give it a try the coming time.Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15301608184194610196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-22873212799604616552013-11-04T13:42:14.646+01:002013-11-04T13:42:14.646+01:00I love the x100, a question. what program are you ...I love the x100, a question. what program are you using on your ipad?Jan Møller Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440195997860741958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-64894546434119803952013-11-03T23:36:18.343+01:002013-11-03T23:36:18.343+01:00The XM1 and XA1 have no B&W filter simulations...The XM1 and XA1 have no B&W filter simulations (yeah, I think a silly move by Fuji but whatever).Raist3dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061385343547311588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-52491009958465337032013-11-01T16:32:14.912+01:002013-11-01T16:32:14.912+01:00Very informative tips.
I have been working on sho...Very informative tips.<br /><br />I have been working on shooting social dancers in a salsa studio/ club setting. There's a lot of movement and I have to use zone focusing on my XE-1. I want the faces to have nice smooth skin tones, but the background can be contrasty, or even blown out is no problem if it's a stray strobe light. Any thoughts on tweaking these settings for this situation?<br /><br />Here's an example of what I am working on :<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/10148140@N07/10497897144/Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00965886261522323644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-91650314334886450122013-11-01T12:00:10.347+01:002013-11-01T12:00:10.347+01:00Just one question also : what about the dynamic ? ...Just one question also : what about the dynamic ? Did you set to Auto Mode ?<br />(I just discover your website today and I will look at it more often cause I find it really helpful for x-users. Great posts.)Nicolashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13523860291745702924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-89250764498842881752013-11-01T00:54:44.028+01:002013-11-01T00:54:44.028+01:00Thanks for the b&w tips. My own x100s is on i...Thanks for the b&w tips. My own x100s is on its way right now, and I'll certainly give these settings a spin!latebloomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352810655870527543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-76002431890922658902013-10-31T20:19:03.341+01:002013-10-31T20:19:03.341+01:00Thank you Mat! We seem to share a similar taste in...Thank you Mat! We seem to share a similar taste in the look of our B&W images :)Fuji X-Files Administratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04580089419208009045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-13801026151884939932013-10-31T20:18:16.576+01:002013-10-31T20:18:16.576+01:00Yes, I use Auto ISO most of the time. Only when I ...Yes, I use Auto ISO most of the time. Only when I need more control over shutter time I switch it off.Fuji X-Files Administratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04580089419208009045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827990166426577116.post-12398662938488225232013-10-31T20:16:02.478+01:002013-10-31T20:16:02.478+01:00I have gotten very good results with my X10 and B&...I have gotten very good results with my X10 and B&W, too!Fuji X-Files Administratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04580089419208009045noreply@blogger.com