This was in a Vistek ad…some cool tips you may want to use.! H. G/ j& l& U$ I' N7 B* g
" F/ k+ x9 F7 k8 [4 a" S! Y6 j) O. f
Digital Black and White" }* {& v( w+ s2 u3 k. J
Shoot in RAW and underexpose your image by 1/2 stop to a full stop.* O2 A% \, b& S1 G; L: [! G4 |
Use the shadow and highlights tool in a RAW software program to3 J# D/ K; ?8 Q3 c
restore shadow detail and Exposure Compensation to bring back details without overexposing highlights. Use the Channel Mixer, Black and White # N) L% [& _7 E* `. c1 [methods provided by RAW and you'll have a correctly exposed black; ^: l2 a" ~. b7 q) Q& t- O
and white image.( C; f- e. l* q' }! c5 k0 g
! B! g1 S( X* U+ T% O" B
White Balance/ X. c0 M2 q" z/ U4 u
If in need of a quick white balance tool, you can use a standard - g5 c: [! o6 d5 C+ ~$ Qwhite coffee filter. Use the custom camera white balance while aiming ( ?% R8 `9 j- s! S' h9 Wthe coffee filter and lens to the opposite of the light source to get white " Q2 J* N5 w% q* `balance. I always keep coffee filters in my camera bag for ! N5 `& z* D U2 isuch occasions. 1 O! u7 L9 l3 d$ h& ^ p 4 T2 A4 ]" Q5 {8 H5 XPseudo ISO Boost % A1 o* S$ }' w3 D# ~If you’re shooting in the dark at a concert venue and need more 4 r9 `5 s: l7 b( p" QISO boost from your camera and faster shutter speeds - choose 5 j8 H) {+ i! bthe highest ISO setting on your camera and underexpose your image9 V: J! M$ e3 ^# M7 {
by one stop. Then you can use a RAW processor to overexpose the( j2 j" D- w5 K# l
image by one or two stops. Image noise may be higher but this- Y: V& W$ I5 i" g* ?' z
works very well for concert, venue and event shooting.