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Black and White on D60
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Robert Salerno
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M Kim
I am also new at this, however to date I have converted color images in photoshop by changing the image to "Greyscale". This seems to work well.
I would also be interested if there is another method.
I am also new at this, however to date I have converted color images in photoshop by changing the image to "Greyscale". This seems to work well.
I would also be interested if there is another method.
It's better to use Duotones, Tritones, or Quadtones. If you just convert to grayscale, the image will only be made up of 256 colors. When you convert to Duotone or the other methods, you can get much bettter tonal range.
Ben,
Thanks... can you elaborate on how to do this. I have a tiff and went to change the mode in photoshop. I see Duotone but it is in light gray and I cant select it. I think you are definitely right though... when I convert to grayscale I feel like it's definitely lost something. Thanks.
Min
M Kim
Thanks... can you elaborate on how to do this. I have a tiff and went to change the mode in photoshop. I see Duotone but it is in light gray and I cant select it. I think you are definitely right though... when I convert to grayscale I feel like it's definitely lost something. Thanks.
Min
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randy corbin
Senior Member
there are also several actions , I think on adobe's website (free), which will also convert....or check the retouching forum...lots of good info there on the subject
David Ramage
Active member
There are a number of better ways to convert color to b&w (more control). Here's a link to a pdf from Russell Brown, one of the photoshop gurus.
http://www.russellbrown.com/tips/pdf/colortoB&W.pdf
He covers pretty much all the bases here.
Good Luck.
http://www.russellbrown.com/tips/pdf/colortoB&W.pdf
He covers pretty much all the bases here.
Good Luck.
M
Michael Thomas Mitchell
Guest
There are several methods you can use to completely automate the process, each with a different "look". The method in the link is an excellent technique, but it does require individual attention to the image... fine for one, not so fine for batching scores or hundreds of images.
The following is an unretouched imag, with the accompanying simple conversion methods.
Original Color
Convert to Greyscale Mode
Desaturate
High Contrast Channel Mixer, as Programmed in my D30/60 Daily Action Set for Photoshop
Lab Mode Lightness Channel, and Delection of Channel B and Alpha 2
There are several other methods, but these can be programmed as action scripts and automated. Other methods offer greater control at the expense of manual intervention. Much depends on your needs.
Best of luck
M
The following is an unretouched imag, with the accompanying simple conversion methods.
Original Color
Convert to Greyscale Mode
Desaturate
High Contrast Channel Mixer, as Programmed in my D30/60 Daily Action Set for Photoshop
Lab Mode Lightness Channel, and Delection of Channel B and Alpha 2
There are several other methods, but these can be programmed as action scripts and automated. Other methods offer greater control at the expense of manual intervention. Much depends on your needs.
Best of luck
M
I do a lot of b/w. My preference is probably converting the color shot with the channel mixer--if you read the link given, I believe this method is explained. You can also convert to LAB and save the lightness channel. I also process in duotones, but I generally do the greyscale conversion first, then select duotones (I actually like quad and tri the best--and of course you can create your own or modify one of PS). There are a number of tutorials--I'll try to find the links.
Here are some D60 monotones http://www.pbase.com/picnic/canon_monochromes
and some older b/w with other cameras
http://www.pbase.com/picnic/all_bw
You can see on many of them the possibilities of working within duotones.
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Diane B
http://www.pbase.com/picnic/galleries
B/W lover, but color is seducing me
Thanks Diane... these are my first attempts. I'm not sure if I'm getting the best of the tonal quality people keep talking about. I'm a newb. Also, I am confused as too what tones to pick for the duo and trio tones. I went with the warm grays but is there a set rule for this? Thanks.
Min
http://www.pbase.com/image/6961658
http://www.pbase.com/image/6961745
http://www.pbase.com/image/6963931
http://www.pbase.com/image/6968760
M Kim
Min
http://www.pbase.com/image/6961658
http://www.pbase.com/image/6961745
http://www.pbase.com/image/6963931
http://www.pbase.com/image/6968760
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M Kim
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