Digital BW, The Print

Well for something with color in it, not my nudes :), it is often easier to select 
something by color.  Want to select a leafy bush with light streaking thru it? (golly knows 
why), select "green" so to speak.  And you can of course apply a red filter or some other 
one later, but more especially you could apply it to the sky and not the ruby red lips for 
ex.

However, both Paul (a few answers back) and you have made me think I will stick with Plus 
X "forever".

I do zone system too, but with scanning and photoshop it is less important (NOT 
unimportant).  On cost, when I consider the value of time developing it probably is not 
more expensive to have it done, IF it could be done well.

Scott

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "B. Ellis" <bellis60@v...> wrote:
> >I am also familar with many reasons for using color film for B&W (in the
> digital age), but
> >not potential disadvantages.
> 
> I make gallery quality fine art b&w prints (occasionally) from scanned
> negatives but I always use black and white film (TMax 100 and Ilford HP5+).
> It's never occurred to me to use color film, partly because I didn't think
> there were any advantages to doing so and there were at least two known
> disadvantages (loss of the ability to process the film myself using the zone
> system for contrast control and the additional cost involved in buying the
> film and having a lab process it).  I realize this isn't responsive to your
> question but why would you use color film instead of the black and white you
> now use?
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Scott Graham" <gebilwil@n...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 4:03 PM
> Subject: [Digital BW] color film for B&W?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hi
> 
> Does anyone out there regularly (mainly) use color film to produce gallery
> quality fine art
> B&W prints?
> 
> If so, two questions:
> 
> 1.  what kind of film and why?
> 
> 2.  what disadvantages do you find?
> 
> as a standard of comparison, I am currently using Plus X.  For samples of my
> work see
> www.sgraham.com.
> 
> I am also familar with many reasons for using color film for B&W (in the
> digital age), but
> not potential disadvantages.
> 
> Thanks
> Scott
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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