This was in a Vistek ad…some cool tips you may want to use.& c e4 q4 Y4 C4 X9 v; D, T5 ]( C
9 `' A) J- c J- m1 ~7 tDigital Black and White " f3 i2 J. Y5 P$ b+ L5 RShoot in RAW and underexpose your image by 1/2 stop to a full stop. 6 I* J& R) x. n0 J: S4 \9 e. Q% gUse the shadow and highlights tool in a RAW software program to2 `1 ]" S0 C0 ~2 M# f- I3 j8 G8 {: P# w
restore shadow detail and Exposure Compensation to bring back details without overexposing highlights. Use the Channel Mixer, Black and White : G# q+ x8 N) P0 u! Y8 _. i- ^7 Omethods provided by RAW and you'll have a correctly exposed black # W1 `; f" ]& T* p/ aand white image.* c; Z8 @) Z/ V! y+ \
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White Balance6 M0 L/ R- o1 |9 [- U0 V
If in need of a quick white balance tool, you can use a standard j& u/ y( w) wwhite coffee filter. Use the custom camera white balance while aiming 6 b; h1 E0 d( F5 k6 I- l6 O* N; [the coffee filter and lens to the opposite of the light source to get white4 I% B% u |% w8 s/ _: T4 m
balance. I always keep coffee filters in my camera bag for 1 {( E" j/ x2 m6 `0 x3 S4 xsuch occasions. ( w8 Y# X* P% t1 }0 `+ n9 W' E+ Z# V% A
Pseudo ISO Boost1 s( A' k( m& K3 ?# r3 [$ s" n
If you’re shooting in the dark at a concert venue and need more 7 Q- c: [ M- T _' a6 TISO boost from your camera and faster shutter speeds - choose * `" G* u4 m* Z3 \2 }the highest ISO setting on your camera and underexpose your image+ K$ r- p- @6 `2 ~
by one stop. Then you can use a RAW processor to overexpose the% ^4 [& D* e1 r7 @ U0 w1 ~1 [( X
image by one or two stops. Image noise may be higher but this 5 \! K1 b* Z$ H# ~" u# wworks very well for concert, venue and event shooting.