by Chuck Vosburgh
This is an updated and expanded version of a post I wrote a few months back:
Thanks to the Black and White
Adjustment Layer in Photoshop, you can have it both ways. The Black
and White Adjustment Layer also has presets for common filters used in
traditional black and white photography. Making nice black and white conversions has never been easier and more intuitive!Another advantage of using an Adjustment Layer is that you can turn it off in the Layers Panel and you have your original color photo.
In this case I used the red
filter setting and it works just like a red filter would work in traditional black and white film photography.
The model is Wendy Sommers and this image was taken in my
Studio Lighting class at The Arts Center in St Petersburg Florida.Just in case you're wondering, here are the settings and setup:
A very simple setup. Large softbox as a key light, reflector to open up the shadows a bit and a snoot to light her hair.
How do you do black and white? Share it with us in the comments :)