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How to Create Black & White Images from a Single RGB Channel
Even with the incredible ranges of colors available to digital photographers and illustrators, there is still something magical and sophisticated about the stark simplicity of a black and white image....
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Working with Gradient Maps: Photoshop Creative
The Gradient Maps tool has a serious side in creating custom black and white conversions and a more frivolous one in adding color to an image. I’ll show you how to use it for both purposes. Before we...
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In Camera Black and Whites? Seriously?
Ok guys, I know what you’re thinking. “What’s the point?” “Conversions can happen after the fact in post.” “Shooting in color gives you more options after the fact.” While all these arguments have...
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How to Make High Contrast Black & Whites in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2
In this post DPS reader Mike Littlehale shares some tips on creating high contrast black and white images in Photoshop. For those of you who still appreciate a high contrast black & white photo,...
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3 Tips for Better Black and White Conversion using Lightroom
Ever wondered how the professional photographers get those dreamy black and white or sepia toned images? Wonder why yours come out looking dull and flat looking? I’m going to give you 3 tips to help...
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27 Beautiful Black and White Portraits
Following are 27 beautiful black and white portraits to inspire you to take some portraits this week – enjoy! Click on images to learn more about it and the photographer behind it on their Flickr page....
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Mastering Monochrome Mode
Andrew S. Gibson is the author of Mastering Photography: A Beginner’s Guide to Using Digital Cameras, on offer now at Snapndeals for a limited time. One of the benefits of digital photography that I...
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Create Better Black and White Photos Using Local Adjustments in Lightroom 5
I showed you how to convert your photos to black and white in Lightroom in an earlier article. But, considering it dealt purely with global adjustments, the piece only gives you half the story. Global...
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Macphun’s Tonality Pro Versus Lightroom 5 for Black and White Conversion
MacPhun Software recently released Tonality Pro (use this link to get 20% off, for dPS readers only), a powerful black and white converter for Mac. In this article I’m going to compare it to Lightroom...
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How to Retouch a Portrait with the Adjustment Brush in Lightroom
You have probably seen several portrait retouching programs advertised in magazines or online, and wondered if they were worth buying. The answer is no. I have tried out quite a few, and the truth is...
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How to Make the Most of Hard Light with Black and White Photography
The quality of light is an important aspect of successful photography – good photographers spend hours chasing the most suitable light for the type of photography they do. That usually means working...
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How to Compose Brilliant Black and White Photos
Brilliant black and white photos are created in two steps. The second of these is post-processing, and is very important. But before you get to that stage, you have to learn how to see and compose...
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How to Use Shadow and Contrast to Create Dramatic Images
You can use shadow and contrast to create dramatic images. The key is to forget about shadow detail. You don’t need it. Shadows are meant to be dark and mysterious. This is good – it leaves something...
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How to Make High Contrast Black & Whites in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2
In this post DPS reader Mike Littlehale shares some tips on creating high contrast black and white images in Photoshop. For those of you who still appreciate a high contrast black & white photo,...
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3 Tips for Better Black and White Conversion using Lightroom
Ever wondered how the professional photographers get those dreamy black and white or sepia toned images? Wonder why yours come out looking dull and flat looking? I’m going to give you 3 tips to help...
View ArticleClik here to view.
27 Beautiful Black and White Portraits
Following are 27 beautiful black and white portraits to inspire you to take some portraits this week – enjoy! Click on images to learn more about it and the photographer behind it on their Flickr page....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mastering Monochrome Mode
Andrew S. Gibson is the author of Mastering Photography: A Beginner’s Guide to Using Digital Cameras. One of the benefits of digital photography that I really appreciate is the ease with which I can...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Create Better Black and White Photos Using Local Adjustments in Lightroom 5
I showed you how to convert your photos to black and white in Lightroom in an earlier article. But, considering it dealt purely with global adjustments, the piece only gives you half the story. Global...
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Macphun’s Tonality Pro Versus Lightroom 5 for Black and White Conversion
MacPhun Software recently released Tonality Pro, a powerful black and white converter for Mac. In this article I’m going to compare it to Lightroom so you can see how the conversion process differs...
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How to Retouch a Portrait with the Adjustment Brush in Lightroom
You have probably seen several portrait retouching programs advertised in magazines or online, and wondered if they were worth buying. The answer is no. I have tried out quite a few, and the truth is...
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