TheByte

dOmInIX

Better way would be to shoot all in color and later convert the photos in photo editing program because the camera b&w software is not that good and you can probably achieve better results with Photoshop.

Try this way if you have Photoshop:
Layers>New Adjustment layer>Channel mixer>set it to monochrome>set the sliders to your liking.

There are numerous ways to convert the photos, this is just one simple way. Let me know what you think.

Shift507

As the song says...Come on down to Panama...
11/11/08
Amador Causeway, Panama
Canon Rebel XTi

Beemer B773ER

Unfortunately I only have Photoshop Elements v.20, and the 'Channel Mixer' feature isn't available.

When it comes to B&W photos, 99% of the time I do end up taking a colour photo and then just removing the colour. I also do a lot of selective colouring photos, so in that instance I need to have the original colour photo, and then work from there. It's rare that I'd even bother taking a B&W image straight from the camera because there's no point fiddling around with the settings on the camera, when B&W photos can be created in P'shop with the ease of a single mouse-click.

In all honesty, I actually find it very difficult to leave a colour photo as it is. Unless it's a really good photo with vibrant colours, it's a bad habit now that I automatically create a full B&W copy of it, or create a selectively coloured version with the photo being predominantly B&W.