Black and White Photographs of New York - Dave Beckerman
Stumbled across these “workflow”notes from March. I don’t remember writing them; but they seem accurate. I am often asked about my “workflow,” so this may be helpful. Personally, although it looks like my handwriting, I’m not able to decipher all of it.
At any rate - what you’re seeing is mostly the result of the camera […]
General William Tecumseh Sherman rides in the background.
The sculpture, which is made of bronze with a gold leaf surface, portrays General Sherman on horseback, striding forward, as his cape billows out behind. In front of the horse a woman walks forward, her right arm outstretched. This figure represents victory, and the palm branch in the […]
And the borough is filled with new versions of Romeo and Juliet, and Tony and Marias…
Yes. In fact, I barely see the file in color. The 40D is set to show b&w on the screen.
I’m using Lightroom for my conversions. I’ve developed a “snapshot” in Lightroom for the 40D - I call it 40D B&W General. When I import files, this snapshot is automatically applied to the raw images.
I browse […]
I went a step further into digital (oh you knew this was coming) and bought the Canon 40D with the 30mm Sigma f1.4 lens. This was shot at f1.4 @ 1600 ASA. The 40D and recent Canons are completely usable at 1600. The 30mm is actually the only lens I have […]
