Making a large B&W print Why and how. Photography and workflow choices. Image resizing and workflow.

Printing a large B&W photo on the Epson P5300 [P5370]. Full print workflow from photography to editing, resizing and print preparation. Composition and conversion to black and white. Printed on Hahnemuhle Bamboo Gloss Baryta paper. Colour to B&W conversion and edit workflow, with an emphasis on the why not just the how... 00:00 Start 00:35 Image history 01:25 Camera limitations 01:53 Location and photography 02:30 The original colour image 02:50 Lighting 03:30 Exposure and clipping 04:00 The raw file 05:20 Highlight recovery 06:15 Colour space 08:00 Shooting a dynamic subject like water 08:40 Why I don't want blur in the water 11:05 Workflow and intermediate files 12:40 Lens corrections 14:00 Initial sharpening 15:30 Resizing considerations 19:25 Cropping the original image 22:00 Colour to black and white 23:00 Making use of colour 24:45 Minor contrast adjustments 25:50 Small local/global adjustments 30:50 Adjustments for print 33:00 Workflow recap 35:30 Print settings This video accompanies a more detailed article looking at resizing at: https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/upsizing-and-sharpening-for-making-a-print/ This is also covered in this video: https://youtu.be/7vZ2TGgJJ4A [~30mins] See also: https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/printing-low-megapixel-images/ Converting images from Colour to B&W is covered in: https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/black-and-white-from-colour/ There are free demo versions of Sharpen AI and Gigapixel AI available via the articles below. The original Topaz Gigapixel AI review with lots of examples discussing RAW processing is at: https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/topaz-ai-gigapixel-review/ The current version of the software is looked at in: https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/topaz-gigapixel-ai-v6/ Sharpen AI is covered at: https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/review-topaz-sharpen-ai/ and https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/topaz-sharpen-ai-update/ Nik Sharpener Pro 3 is covered in my original review at https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/review-sharpening-images-with-nik-sharpener-pro/ For Silver Efex Pro info, see: https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/nik-silver-efex-pro-v2-review/ For a full index of all my videos, see: https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/keith-cooper-photography-videos-index ----------------- If you'd like to make a small donation, I have a Kofi page: "Buy me a coffee" https://ko-fi.com/keithcooper ----------------- My articles and videos are always free to access. Any help with running this channel is gratefully received. ----------------- I also have some affiliate links which earn me a commission if used. US Amazon photo/print gear: https://amzn.to/3l9vJC6 B&H Photo: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=2008&KBID=2711&DFF=d10-v1-t8-x4 Adorama: https://www.adorama.com/?utm_source=rflaid64416&utm_medium=affiliate