I love discovering a new method of editing or anything photography for that matter. While the method of converting RAW images in Adobe's CS5 via the channel mixer to black & white is not new or even close to new, it is my new favorite black and white workflow. I also love using the dodge and burn brushes as well for richer blacks and whiter whites. I highly recommend checking out Lynda.com and watching Chris Orwigs Photoshop tutorials. He's a phenomenal instructor who invokes inspiration and is also really good at simplifying a humongous program like Photoshop. He incorporates lots of great quotes from writers to philosophers and photographers. Here are two older images of mine reworked.
Pacific Sunrays
Pacific Ocean & Sunrays
Pacific, Waves, & Sunrays
Lifting The Curtain
Nikon D3S & Nikon 80-200 afs f2.8 lens
I have been getting a ton of great info out of Chris Orwig's Photoshop tutorial on Lynda.com. One aspect I really like is the fact Chris loves to use great quotes. Here's one from Edgar Allan Poe--
"They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream by night."
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