How gray should look white

[riz]

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I have seen B&W photographs of high impact having gray as white (or closer to white). Can anyone let me know how it is achieved. What is the process. I use Channel Mixer and in that I am unable to do that.</p>

<p>Thanks,</p>

<p>Riz</p>

[marlon]

<p>It always helps to give an example.</p>

[patricklavoie]

<p>will help if you provide a example...</p>

<p>i use the new BW tool introduce in CS4.. easier to get what you want than the (still good) channel mixer.</p>

<p>maybe you are just talking about high contrast shot?</p>

[jim_simon3]

<p>One way is to use Curves. Move the top right (white) corner of the line to the directly to the left. It will change the white point so the the input will be say 235 and the output remains the same. You can do the same with the Levels command. A problem may be is that you may be working on a layer mask by using the the "add an adjustment layer" command and that will complicate matters. If you can't get the changes you want because of a lack of your experience with the program, you might just try the drop down filters and yellow or red might get you what you want. The filters are located on the adjustment panel to the right of the words Black & White in a drop down that starts by default with the word "default"</p>