How to convert Color to black-and-white properly

[Dallas_TX]

HERE is a Tutorial (http://raymondshay.com/tutorials.htm) on how to convert color images to black and white correctly. There's a couple of other tricks in there you may not have seen befre as well.

[CyberDyneSystems]

Dallas,..
This looks great ...
can you repost this in the in teh "Tutorials" sticky thread ;)
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=34606

[Rick Baker]

Just use the desaturate feature?

http://www.rickbakerimages.com/photography_advice/color_photo_to_blackandwhite.html

[CyberPet]

I like the idea of using two and then use the different color popups to adjust to enhance the blu sky, etc. Pretty clever. I gotta play with it a bit.

[gmitchel]

Yes, using a pair of Hue/Saturation layers is a common way to convert to B&W.

You can also pair a Curves layer or a Selective Color layer with a Hue/Saturation layer. The advantage of using those two variants is the adjustments work in a way more familiar to photographers than yanking the Hue and Saturation sliders around.

I have a PDF tutorial that explains all three techniques:

http://www.thelightsrightstudio.com/DigitalDarkroom/Tutorials/MakingAFineArtB&WImage.pdf

Cheers,

Mitch

[CyberPet]

Thanks Mitch! Going to print it out and have a good read in bed. :D