13 You can alter the Temp and Tint options which will have
a small impact on the look of your black and white image
but bear in mind, that you are still working on a colour original.
What you are seeing, is the effect the Temp and Tint is having
on the colour image that is displayed in black and white.
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If you slide the Yellow slider to the right, all the green and
yellow tones in the shot will become much brighter. The
same is true of the Green slider, although not as pronounced.
This is how you use your colour image and these colour sliders
to control how it looks in black and white.
16 If you take the Blue slider and push it to the far left, all the
blue tones present in the sky and clouds will darken. You
can also target specific areas in the shot by using the dragging
mixer option in the top left of the panel. Click on it and then
click on an area in your shot and drag your cursor up and down.17
If you go to the Split Toning panel, you can actually
tint your photos or create duotones. Using the Camera
Calibration panel, you can also have an effect on the look
of your black and white conversion by altering the Hue and
Saturation of each of the Primary colours.14
Now you are altering colour as well as basic brightness
and contrast to hide and reveal detail in your image. If
you go to the HSL/Color/B&W panel, the B&W panel is the only
active one. Altering the range of colour sliders here will have a
marked impact on your photo.
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After some Basic panel tweaks, you have your final mono
conversion in place. If you want, you can go to the Presets
tab on the left of the workspace and click on the small + symbol
to create your own new preset. You can name it and choose
which settings are actually applied to subsequent images.http://www.bdmpublications.com 143BLACK AND WHITE PROCESSING