ESSENTIAL TRICKS
Styles in action
Produce a wide range of different results by applying
different styles to your monochrome conversions
Portraits style
The Portraits style sets the three colour channels to R:25, G:39 and
B:36, producing a detail-preserving total of 100. This preset’s mix
of channels creates a much lighter sky than the one produced by the
default Scenic Landscape style.
Infrared Effect style
By using Infrared film, traditional photographers could make a black-
and-white scene’s vegetation look a contrasting white, which is a great
way to make the grass stand out in an image. The Infrared Effect style
sets the channels to R:40, G:140 and B:-80.Newspaper style
This over-the-top style creates a striking high contrast mono conversion
by using a channel mix of R:40, G:34 and B:60. Unlike other styles these
numbers total up to 134, which exceeds the 100 limit. As a result we’re
losing detail in the now over-exposed highlights.
Vivid Landscape style
The Vivid Landscape style works well for this particular image, because
the striking dark sky contrasts with the lighter vegetation. Shots that
feature a different range of colours will benefit from different black-and-
white style presets, so feel free to experiment.