Color-B/W

[private]

Before:



After:



I ran the original through portraiture, not sure of the setting but I was playing around (downloaded the free version) and then I converted to B/W using the High contrast red filter pre-set in cs3.

I HAVE to buy portraiture. I think I LOVE it - wish it was free, but what can you do? LOL

[kencaleno]

Here are 7 ways to convert to black and white-the example is from using #1

#1.
Ctrl+J
Image> Calculations
Background layer
Red
Background Layer
Red
Multiply
New channel
Image> Mode> Greyscale
flatten/save

#2.
Image>Mode>Greyscale
discard color information?-click "OK"
Save

#3.
Image>Adjustments>Desaturate
Save

#4.
Ctrl+J
new adjustment layer- Hue/saturation
Reduce saturation to -100
New adjustment layer-Hue/saturation>Blues
drag "lightness" slider to -100
>Greens-push up to lighten
new adjustment layer>Hue/saturation
Increase saturation to just before noise appears
Flatten save

#5.
Ctrl+J
Image>Adjustments>Channel mixer
Check "monochrome" box
Move sliders to define image:
-as a starting point Red +50%
Green +50%
Blue 0%
Whatever the mix,total must add up to 100%
Flatten save

#6.
Kodak Plus X:

Image>Adjustments>Desaturate
Image>Mode>Lab color
Ctrl+J
Filter>Other>High Pass radius 10 pixels
Opacity between 20%-40%
Blend Mode-Hard light
New curve layer(Ctrl+M)
Input 22- Output 16
flatten
Image>Mode>RGB
save

#7.
Kodak Tri-X:

1. Desaturate color
Use either the hue/saturation or desaturate command to remove all color from the image.

2. Add monochrome noise -Just enough to see (Check "monochrome" box)


3. Adjust levels

Bleach Highlights
move the highlight slider to the left - this will start to cause the highlights to overexpose
Deepen Shadows
move the shadow slider a very small amount to the right - this will make the shadows a bit darker and increase the image contrast.
Adjust Midtones
adjust the midtone slider to taste

Save


Regards, Ken

[windrider86]

where did the orginal go? and the other one????