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Best Digital B&W

By George Lepp

Updated July 27, 2016
When using a digital camera, is it better to get black-and-white photos by capturing in color, then processing as black-and-white, or by capturing the shot with the black-and-white setting in the camera?

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Originally Published April 14, 2008

George Lepp

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One of North America’s best-known contemporary outdoor and nature photographers and a leader in the field of digital imaging and photographic education, Lepp is the author of many books and the field editor of Outdoor Photographer magazine. One of Canon’s original Explorers of Light, Lepp finds inspiration in advancing technology that fuels creative innovation and expression of his life-long fascination with the natural world.
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