M8/Lightroom B&W workflow

[TEBnewyork]

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When working in color I am shooting DNG only. When working in B&W I like seeing the B&W's on the LCD so I'm using DNG + jpeg. For others doing the same and using Lightroom are you:

 

Using the basic or fine jpeg?

Importing the jpeg into Lightroom or just the DNG?

If you don't import the jpeg do you just trash it or keep it on a backup drive

 

Thanks,

Terry

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[volkerhopf]

Since there is not so much difference between fine and basic with respect to space needed I use fine. I do only import the DNG and dump the JPEG.

I change the colour previews into BW after the import, because I always forget to set the import to BW.

Regards

Volker

[guy]

Much the same workflow as Volker. I agree it's really useful to visualise the scene in B&W on capture, so leave the JPEG set to "fine" to better check your focus if you need to. Then on import, dump the JPEGs and keep the DNGs.

 

Set up a B&W conversion that works for you in Lightroom (with good basic contrast settings, maybe a touch of capture sharpening if you use it etc). Then you can save that as a preset (mine's called "basic B&W conversion) and, on import of your "B&W" DNGs, select it within the import dialogue. (This is what Volker says he always forgets to do!) That way, you need never see your DNGs in colour, and you can tweak away from the basic B&W conversion once they're in the program.

[carstenw]

I believe that Lightroom will ignore the JPGs, perhaps you need to set "Ignore Duplicates" to on or something.

[TEBnewyork]

Much the same workflow as Volker. I agree it's really useful to visualise the scene in B&W on capture, so leave the JPEG set to "fine" to better check your focus if you need to. Then on import, dump the JPEGs and keep the DNGs.

 

Set up a B&W conversion that works for you in Lightroom (with good basic contrast settings, maybe a touch of capture sharpening if you use it etc). Then you can save that as a preset (mine's called "basic B&W conversion) and, on import of your "B&W" DNGs, select it within the import dialogue. (This is what Volker says he always forgets to do!) That way, you need never see your DNGs in colour, and you can tweak away from the basic B&W conversion once they're in the program.

 

Perfect. Thank you Volker and Guy. The missing link for me was not doing the preset when importing them and it was feeling strange to do everything B&W and then have the DNG pop up in color in Lightroom.