{"id":2395,"date":"2012-11-01T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phototechnique.com\/?p=2395"},"modified":"2014-10-28T09:54:46","modified_gmt":"2014-10-28T09:54:46","slug":"converting-to-black-and-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/technique\/photo_editing\/converting-to-black-and-white\/","title":{"rendered":"Convert your images to black and white in 3 easy steps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Follow the steps below for converting to black and white to see if this simple method could work wonders for your images…<\/strong><\/p>\n\"\"\n

Step one: Channels<\/h3>\n

Open your image in Photoshop. You\u2019ll need to see the Channels palette so if it isn\u2019t already visible go to Window and make sure Channels is ticked.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re successful in this you\u2019ll be able to see the various colour components that your image is composed from. In this case we have three: red, green and blue as well as a composite, labelled RGB.<\/p>\n

\"\"Step two: Lab<\/h3>\n

Select Image > Mode > Lab Color. Not much will happen to the actual photograph, but your Channels palette should look quite different.<\/p>\n

Here, red, green and blue have been exchanged for a Lightness channel and two colour channels, a and b. As before we also have a composite of all three, this time called Lab.<\/p>\n

Step three: Delete channels<\/h3>\n

We only need the Lightness information so drag and drop channels a and b into the trash. Also dispose of the spare \u2018Alpha 2\u2019 channel that appears.<\/p>\n

The image should now be purely black & white and lighter than before without any detrimental effects to shadows or highlights.<\/p>\n

Go back to your original colour mode (Image > Mode > Grayscale, then Image > Mode > RGB).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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