EyeDance's avatar
It's probably very true that you're going to loose something when turning a color shot into b/w. When I do that, I try to radically re-think and re-imaging the existing shot, so as to get an angle that wasn't there before. Still, as your work with b/w film proves, that stuff has a character and life of its very own. And no digital wizardry will live up to it.
djailledie's avatar
Yes, I find it necessary to think it black and white, and that's where using film forces me to do so at shooting time.
Wizards? I don't have such tool. Maybe I should!
EyeDance's avatar
The only useful digital wizardry I know when it comes to b/w work is Nik's Silver Efex. As all of their software, it ain't cheap. But at least they deliver.
djailledie's avatar
Not familiar with that one, but indeed, Nik tools are good.