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How to avoid greyish b&w.
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Tom Axford
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As in photography generally, having a good image to start with is usually more important than the processing.
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Kaspah
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If using something like Photoshop or Photoshop Elements you can use either a Levels Adjustment Layer or Curves Layer to set black and white points and the tones in between.
You can also set how black, grey or white you want each of the RGB channels.
You can also set how black, grey or white you want each of the RGB channels.
Whatever method you use, keep in mind that BW is all about relative contrast. If you don\t have enough contrast your picture will look washed out.
And, as an additional tip: Don't make your black and whites pure grayscale, but tint them just a little bit.
And, as an additional tip: Don't make your black and whites pure grayscale, but tint them just a little bit.
Toermalijn
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You might want to check out the free NIK plug-in wich contains silver effex pro 2. People like the way it converts colour/B&W.
You might also want to add a yellow filter/correction layer to add contrast to your image.
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Ernie Misner
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Good to read that again Henry and thank you for the link. A question: Besides the color mixer in Lr, do you also use the Calibration panel sliders at the bottom of the panels for b&w tones? They seem to have a very different effect than the sliders in the color mixer panel. For me, those calibration sliders can't be moved much on a color image but for b&w they can be more powerful.
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