I know, I know...simply click the button on your camera to "discard" the color...but wait! What if you could have a number of ways to change your images to black and white with complete control over the value and end result you really want - just like the professionals? Try the 6 ways here and know that much more!
Desaturate
1)
Image – Desaturate
2)
Image – Mode – Grayscale
a.
Click “Discard”
Hue/Saturation Tool
1)
Layer – New Adjustment Layer –
Hue Saturation
a.
Move Saturation slider all the
way to the left
Lab Color
1)
Image – Mode – Lab Color
a.
Go to Channels (this is in your
layer bar)
b.
Select “Lightness” Channel
c.
Image – Mode – Grayscale
d.
Click “OK”
Gradient Map
1)
Make sure your
Foreground/Background are Black and White
a.
Layer – New Adjustment Layer –
Gradient Map
b.
Click “OK”
Channel Mixer
1)
Image – Adjustment – Channel
Mixer
a.
Check “Monochrome”
b.
Manipulate Red, Green and Blue
(but numbers must add to 100%)
i. If under 100%, image will go dark, if over 100%, image will
lighten
•Red – 100% Red
•Yellow – 50% Red, 50% Green
•Orange – 75% Red, 25% Green
•Cyan – 50% Blue, 50% Green
Dual Hue/Saturation
1)
Layer – New Adjustment Layer –
Hue/Saturation
a.
Move the Saturation all the way
left, click “OK”
b.
Click on the Background
c.
Layer – New Adjustment Layer –
Hue/Saturation
d.
Click “OK”
e.
Change Layer Blending Mode to
Color
f.
Double-Click on Hue/Saturation,
manipulate Hue.
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