# B/W Photography Battle **URL:** \ **Category:** design\ **Created:** [August 22, 2004, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-photography-battle/61833 "2004-08-22T12:32:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![grinch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f07891/32.png) [@grinch](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grinch)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-photography-battle/61833/1 "2004-08-22T12:32:11Z")
Hey guys, I just got back from Europe and I took a lot of pictures. So I decided to start a B/W Photography battle! Theme : None Setting : B/W Size : **max** 800x600 Due Date : 8/26/04 So whos in? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-photography-battle/61833/2 "2004-08-22T12:40:27Z")
**ill b in** [U] ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-photography-battle/61833/3 "2004-08-22T12:42:20Z")
Alright, great! Just submit your entry when you want. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-photography-battle/61833/4 "2004-08-22T12:47:09Z")
Well, mind as well post mine. I had a lot of bw images to choose from, but I decided to go with this one. ![](http://server6.uploadit.org/files/grinchvader-bikes.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-photography-battle/61833/5 "2004-08-22T12:48:36Z")
No problem - im not all that good of a photography but im just gunna give it a go… will submit a photo tommrow hopefully ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-photography-battle/61833/6 "2004-08-22T12:52:30Z")
thats a pretty sweet bw pic!! i like it - infact iv saved it!! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-photography-battle/61833/7 "2004-08-22T12:54:36Z")
Lol thanks man. Appreciate the comment 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-photography-battle/61833/8 "2004-08-22T13:16:57Z")
haha yeah, nice to come back from va-ca with a lot of cool pictures and decide its a ripe time for battle 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-photography-battle/61833/9 "2004-08-22T17:06:32Z")
im in…if thats cool although please dont make fun of my crappy scanner ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-photography-battle/61833/10 "2004-08-22T19:12:05Z")
Great! Glad to hear your in. And don’t worry bro, the scanner’s coo 😉 but why not get a digi cam? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-photography-battle/61833/11 "2004-08-22T19:15:54Z")
grinch, you know much about decent digcams? Im in the market for one but am not sure where to start. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-photography-battle/61833/12 "2004-08-22T19:24:13Z")
sen - i would start with deciding what you really want it for. Is your intent is just to point and shoot your friends and have fun with it, or if it’s going to become fairly serious for you? Also of course, your budget. And most times, you budget is going to help you decide. I would simply say that if you have any aspirations of doing photography as a hobby, spend the money now so you can grow into the camera instead of outgrowing it as your skills increase. There’s several places to visit to read up, [www.dpreview.com](http://www.dpreview.com) is probably my personal fav. Blinking knows a good bit about cameras, he may be able to give you some insight. as for blinking’s entery, I’m willing to bet it’s a shot from the class he took which was all b&w film and self-processing. I can’t wait to see what he posts. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-photography-battle/61833/13 "2004-08-22T19:29:01Z")
Sen, FLUX has a very good point, I’d really think about if this is going to be serious. But one thing remember, don’t get digital zoom… _shivers_ I’d reccomend getting a large lense digi cam, don’t waist it on a small tiny cam. And FLUX, are you willing to join? I’d really like it if we had more persons. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-photography-battle/61833/14 "2004-08-22T21:16:55Z")
yeah i’ll definitely enter =) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-photography-battle/61833/15 "2004-08-22T21:46:58Z")
Alright, great! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-photography-battle/61833/16 "2004-08-23T01:49:13Z")
> [@grinch](#): > > Great! > Glad to hear your in. And don’t worry bro, the scanner’s coo 😉 > > but why not get a digi cam? cause i really dig b&w film and just printed some off the other day in the dark room. I learned how to develope and print a month ago, practice makes perfect and its a blast! but if I dont have any good shots, Ill be crackin out the digi cam if I get time ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-photography-battle/61833/17 "2004-08-23T01:53:38Z")
Oh I see what you mean. Funny, I just used the digicam’s setting for B/W, but obviously the ol fashion way must be better. But what do I know! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-photography-battle/61833/18 "2004-08-23T02:03:27Z")
actually digital camera sensors are very poor for true b&w photography. Has to do with the way they record contrast and the grain. Some tech blah blah. Although the new Canon 20d has a b&w setting on it. Weird for a dSLR. At least thats how I understand the tech with my digital camera. Without a lot of PS work it just doesnt feel the same. I just find film more fun for b&w…plus i love the darkroom. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-photography-battle/61833/19 "2004-08-23T02:53:19Z")
im in also. blinking8s, thats cool to see someone else learning film and darkroom stuff. (Im taking a course soon) I hear the darkroom is such a cool place, although I don’t have enough money for one, so I’ll have to use my schools. I also hear you can rent darkrooms for not too much, also. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-photography-battle/61833/20 "2004-08-23T03:30:19Z")
well, the chemicals dont cost too much, and you can get a used enlarger for like $200 on [bhphoto.com](http://bhphoto.com) of course black and white is much cheaper than having a color darkroom…ive yet to try color. and i dont own my own, i use my schools. Its a blast, like cavman photoshop…dodge and burn will have a WHOLE new meaning to you [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-photography-battle/61833.md?page=2)