yeah 😀

To me - in this case - colour does not add enough to sway me from my default preference (B&W).

That was most excellent 👍

this is great

Thanks for sharing. It was very interesting. Although I must add, the final result style looks fake because it would never look like that in reality.

Both have there good points, hard to make a choice.

Nicely done👍

In this case I prefer the color image.

I like your simple approach to making stunning B/W art. Simple dodge and burn technique. Earned a new sub from me. Awesome work my friend!

So actually its all fake! I Always prefer the real shot, because thats the real one. But hey anyway an awesome video. It all depends on someones taste.

Thankyou

Very good tutoriel 😊👍

Very well presented, Richard....a new 'like' and a 'subscribe' here!

Very nice tutorial, Thank you

Beautifully done. Thank you.

Very helpful, thank you.

Very good

Great video, simple and clear instruction. Subbed.

Enjoyed you excellent video and instructions.However,i have only elements and is an old one.What do you suggest for a more up to date photo processing one?.

So you are a photoshop whizz. I am a photographer.

Great tutorial. Thanks.

Your step by step are so good, I have to subcribe :))

very well explained. Thanks. :))

thnak you amazing! much appreciated!

You would have much better results if you created hard masks of the sky, castle, and foreground. Edit each one separately. Yes, it's a lot of work but the results are so much better. Also think about using Artisan Pro X and Quick Mask Pro.

Great shot. But I don’t understand why you swapped the Bland and White controls in the gradient map.

The advantage shooting B&W film had over color and digital was the ability to either alter negative development to match the EV range of scene to range of a #2 grade print paper (The Ansel Adams Zone System approach) or match the contrast of the paper (Grades 1 - 4) to the EV range of the scene, with developing the film to fit a CROSS-LIT sunny outdoor subject to #2 grade paper being the “Normal” baseline for both methods. The problem digital sensors is that with many camera the DR of the sensor can’t handle the contrast of cross-lit or back lit scene and when exposing to retail the 3D shape defining separation between Zone 10 specular reflections from the sun on Zone 9 smooth white objects in sunlight detail will be lost in the Zone 1-2 shadow detail and be filled with noise the darker mid-tones will be recorded darker that perceived by eye. The example in the video fits the range of the sensor with an ideal histogram because it was photographed with sun behind the camera. The same scene with light at a 45° angle from the side would I suspect exceed the range of the sensor and to really duplicate the look of an analogue B&W photo require starting by blending two separate exposures; one for exposed for the highlights and another with about 3 stops more exposure via slower shutter speed to record the darkest Zone 1 detail above the noise threshold. My preferred method for creating full dynamic range B&W is to start by manually by copying and pasting the +3 stop shadow exposure over the highlight exposure, adding a black mask, then selectively opening in degrees based on how much I want detail in the shadow to tempt the eye of the viewer: more around the focal points, less around the edge of the frame. After the mask is opened selectively the opacity slider on masked shadow layer can be varied from 0 to 100% for before and after comparison, adjusting by eye to taste and the mask can be edited also. Tonal and detail vignettes in a photo create a similar sensation if done subtly enough for it to be subliminal not something the viewer of the print consciously notices which is were adjusting the shadow detail layer via the opacity slider comes into play in my HDR workflow, The result is more organic looking than AI generated HDR because it which mimics how the brain “tunnels” in on focal points tuning out the periphery. Tunnel vision when viewing anything by eye is the result of green sensitive rod cells which cover the periphery of the retina being 3000x more sensitive to light than the RGB cone cells which are concentrated in the center 2° of the field of vision, about twice the width of thumb held at arm’s length 👍 When something contrasting in movement or tone enters the edges of our field of vision the hyper-sensitive rods detect it, the brain sends eyes to dwell on that spot and then the brain “tunes out” the signal from the rods creating the sensation of looking through a tunnel.

yeah nice work.

Magnificent tutorial, Master, you probably already know it but in case you don't, I'll give you a little help, to adjust the whites and blacks, simply press the Shift key and double click on the triangle on the slider. All the best. Sorry, my English is not very good.

Great simple vid, many thanks

Hi Richard - enjoy your videos. In this one, just not sure why you hopped back over to Photoshop to do the overall curve when that could be done straight in LR too. Thanks for the very thoughtful presentation and great advices!

wow thats great

That is brilliant! Thank you.

The only technique is to take a picture in a good light in the first place, i cannot unsee those unnatural burns. It will help if the landscape is interesting as well

This is specific picture for myself

Very easy to to make bravo Richard ❤❤❤

❤❤❤ lovely video great Richard!!!

You used a 10 stop and a six stop and your exposure was only 13 seconds ? That sounds pretty short. Great shot though!

Cool workflow! Nice result!

Excellent video with clear explanations.

I liked the faster pace of this video instruction. Great info as always.

Love your videos. Very easy to follow. Can you do a video on blending horizon in a seascape.

I have to try reprocessing some old photos and check if I can improve them. Thanks for sharing!

So amazing

Why not using a luminance mask instead of so many radial gradients?

Gracias por compartir sus experiencias, me están ayudando mucho con el proceso en blanco y negro de mis fotografías infrarrojas. Un saludo.

This is some great learning!

I loved

Thank you very much for sharing your valuable information and talents!

Damn!! that’s an amazing capture