Where's your b&w toning applied?

Hi,

I'm curious to know--when you all do digital black & white toning through Photoshop or other software, what luminosity range is getting the toning? I don't know anything about the traditional film method, but technically should the blacks remain black and the whites white, and the toning happens through the midtones? Or spread across the whole spectrum? Or starting in the midtones and extended all the way through white?

Just want to know what is traditional vs. desirable vs. what you all do. This applies to any form of toning, whether single. duotone, split-tone or anything else. Also, list your favorite method for applying it, e.g. Hue/saturation layer, fill layer, gradient map etc.

I've really grown to love giving my monochrome a very light and subtle toning, and would love some ideas from everyone here.

From Oz to Kansas: Almost Every Black and White Conversion Technique Known to Man by Vincent Versace

drvnbysound wrote in post #16089689
From Oz to Kansas: Almost Every Black and White Conversion Technique Known to Man by Vincent Versace

Ummm..........

RandMan wrote in post #16090178
Ummm..........

Umm, was that a question?

I now do my monochrome conversions in LR 4. I much prefer the results to using the channel mixer in PS. I have never tried any of the other methods, or Nik type programs. I like my conve4sions when printed to look like a good print on a good print on Ilford MG paper from FP4 or HP5 if I'm going for the high ISO look.

Alan

BigAl007 wrote in post #16090788
I now do my monochrome conversions in LR 4. I much prefer the results to using the channel mixer in PS. I have never tried any of the other methods, or Nik type programs. I like my conve4sions when printed to look like a good print on a good print on Ilford MG paper from FP4 or HP5 if I'm going for the high ISO look.

Alan

Interesting. Can you elaborate on that? I'm guessing you're adding noise in Lightroom from the effects module, but what else do you in order to achieve your style? Do you do any toning?

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