B&W

[ernie.grimes]

Do any of you use Russell Brown's technique in CS2 to change images from color

to B&W or do you have a better method?

Thanks Ernie

[eric merrill]

Yes, I do.

[ernie.grimes]

Eric

What do you like better about Russell Brown's technique than others you have tried?

Thanks Ernie

[charley_]

http://www.journalofaphotographer.com/workflow_tutorials/

tutorial_converting_color_images_to_black_and_white.php#more

 

This is one I like to use ......

[rich815]

It's all I use. It is the best IMO. Channel Mixer is too much of a pain to adjust, then look and see, adjust, look and see, and keep them all balanced too. The RPB method sliding that Hue slider allows you to see all nuances as you slide and choose the one you like best the easiest. I saved it as a PS Action and then just click the second Layer and adjust the Hue and see the differences. Too many people get married to the Channel Mixer method because they read about it and it's all they know.

[paul_sokal___dallas__tx]

Ditto what Rich said.

[continuity]

I'm fond of the measured luminance method described here at <a href="http://

www.zuberphotographics.com/page_TMSMeasuredLuminance.htm" target=new>Zuber

Photographics.</a> Kind of gives a view of how B&W film would see the colors.

[carl_bretteville]

Thanks Charlie and Jeremy for posting those links, very interesting stuff.

- Carl

[eric merrill]

Ernie:

 

What I like about Russell's technique? Makes sense to me. I can visually see what I'm getting. I respond better to seeing the blues slightly darker or lighter than I do seeing a higher or a lower number. :)

 

 

Eric

[Brad_]

Or, you can use Imaging Factory's Convert to B&W Pro. Gives you input color filtration,

exposure control, film emulation and output toning in one real-time window. Better than all

other methods and very intuitive.