Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop Edit to Dramatic Black & White

[@marlinsobbota9846]

It must be so incredibly rewarding to take a photograph and turn it into such a beautiful peace of Fine Photographic Art. I know we're all so appreciative of you being willing to share your expertise with us, to help us along.

[@jamiermathlin]

I do hope that I am being helpful, and the processes I show are understandable 😀

[@michaelrizzo6150]

Great transformation! I enjoyed watching your process very much.

[@jamiermathlin]

Thank you Michael 😀

[@bemerk1200]

I learned a lot, Thank You. Now, to practice!

[@jamiermathlin]

thank you for the comment Bruce, I am very happy to know you have learned a lot !!

[@stan3223]

Jamie. you are a magician. Well done.

[@jamiermathlin]

Thank you Stan 😀

[@Den-dp5zc]

Hi, I've been watching some of your videos and just had to say I really enjoyed them. You take the time to explain very clearly what you're doing and why and I find them very inspirational. Keep up the great work! Den

[@jamiermathlin]

thank you Den, your comment is very much appreciated 😀

[@randelltuttle143]

I really enjoy your tutorials. Keep up the great work.

[@jamiermathlin]

Thank you Randall, I very much appreciate you talking the time to leave me a comment 😀

[@ginomazzaferro8122]

Thx again for this video. I have been following you for a few months now, and like your approach. I like the way you step thru the edits. Very clear and easy to understand.

[@jamiermathlin]

You are very welcome Gino, thank you for leaving your comment 😀

[@malcolmdillaway8274]

Another great tutorial as always, its good how you explain your process all the way through. Well done.

[@jamiermathlin]

thank you Malcolm for your kind words and for taking the time to leave me a comment, it is very much appreciated 😀

[@MyStocko]

Great tutorial as always Jamie. Love the way you go into extreme detail, but still make it interesting. Always look forward to your videos. Well done.

[@jamiermathlin]

Thank you David 😀

[@CaravaningaroundAustralia]

Excellent tutorial 👍. Loved the sky select intersected with a radial gradient. Magic stuff.

[@jamiermathlin]

Thank you 😀

[@mike1902]

Lovely tutorial Jamie.....I know that part of the world very well but I have never seen the castle shot from that perspective! Great that you provide the raw file so that we can follow along as seeing the image develop on our own screens is very informative. Thank-you

[@jamiermathlin]

Thank you for your kind words Mike. I also love this part of the world very much. Corfe Castle has always eluded me for the perfect shot, to try and get the foreground, midground and backdrop of the Castle is a challenge, but hanging out the window of the train, I found it 😀

[@sagg2009]

Once again Jamie excellent work 👏

[@jamiermathlin]

Many thanks Brian 😀

[@jaimee.campuzanot.2702]

Jamie good afternoon. I loved the photo of the train station and all my life I have lived in front of the train station in my city, unfortunately this transportation system no longer exists in most of the country. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and best regards. PS. I follow the Bournemouth matches and the rest of the English football teams.

[@jamiermathlin]

I do love trains Jaime, and as you probably know, I also love old buildings, I do not really follow football, but thank you for leaving this comment, it is very much appreciated 😀

[@philipculbertson55]

Another way around the virtual copy routine is to simply create a snapshot in the develop module. You can create a snapshot for the edit work or you can create the final version, make a snapshot for it and then reset the original. Virtual copies may be the best approach if you are using PS or external editors. I haven't tried that approach.

[@jamiermathlin]

Thank you for the tip Philip 🙂

[@M31glow]

Jamie, do you have a mental picture of how you want your finished image to look and work toward that goal, or do you just sort of adlib? I struggle with post-processing because I look at the original, and I'm never sure what the final image should look like. Not just transforming an image into B&W like you do but with "normal" processing. Great post, I really like your content!

[@jamiermathlin]

Hi Walter, as time has gone along and I have become very familiar with Adobe LR and PS, I start to see what I want the final image to look like when I take it on the camera. If I cannot see the end result when I shot it, I take many shots from many different angles and exposures, so I can look at them on the computer later, and then ponder how best to proceed. It is strange as I look at the scene through the camera and think, I could add a radial filter here or there, make this darker or that lighter, so I aways shoot RAW and I always shoot to get the final result, hence why when you look at my RAW images, they are aways dark, as I have exposed for the highlights. Modern cameras are so capable of recovering the shadows, and modern software so good at correcting noise, that I very rarely shot HDR any more (as you can see from my videos) unless the lighting is extreme (sun directly in the shot). All my Video are done ad-lib, no practice, what you see on screen is me thinking and processing my way into the image :-). Thank you very much for the question !

[@GBTCMataro]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:26 🏰 *El video trata sobre la edición para crear una imagen en blanco y negro dramática, comenzando con una foto de la estación de tren de Cor Castle en Dorset, Inglaterra, con historia de la Guerra Civil Inglesa.* 01:50 📸 *La imagen en blanco y negro se crea a partir de una toma con la intención de convertirla, utilizando un archivo DNG disponible para descarga, excluyendo el cielo utilizado de una colección comprada.* 03:15 🔄 *Se realiza una copia virtual del archivo original para preservar el RAW, seguido de la aplicación de reducción de ruido al 50% para mejorar los detalles, especialmente en sombras.* 04:49 📊 *La reducción de ruido se aplica incluso a imágenes tomadas a ISO 200 en días soleados, destacando cómo mejora los detalles, especialmente en sombras al aumentar la exposición.* 06:38 🔄 *El proceso de edición comienza ajustando la exposición, abriendo sombras y reduciendo luces altas, seguido de correcciones de nivel y nitidez en Photoshop para mejorar la imagen inclinada.* 09:34 🔄 *La imagen se mejora ajustando el contraste y la vibración en Lightroom antes de realizar ediciones más detalladas en Photoshop para eliminar líneas de energía, señales modernas y objetos no deseados.* 19:23 🌌 *Se realiza un reemplazo del cielo en Photoshop, utilizando una imagen comprada de una colección externa, ajustando la orientación y tonalidad para lograr una transición natural con la imagen original.* 20:49 🔄 *Detalles finales incluyen ajustes en la iluminación del primer plano para integrar el nuevo cielo, equilibrando la luz y sombra para lograr una composición cohesiva.* 21:44 🌈 *Ajustar deslizadores en Photoshop para eliminar halos y equilibrar colores en la imagen.* 22:27 🔄 *Utilizar capas duplicadas en Photoshop para trabajar en el cielo y el primer plano por separado.* 23:22 ⚙️ *Cerrar y guardar archivos en Photoshop para optimizar el rendimiento de la máquina, especialmente en computadoras menos potentes.* 25:14 🌒 *Ajustar la exposición y saturación en Lightroom para darle el efecto deseado a la imagen.* 26:10 🎭 *Utilizar máscaras en Lightroom para iluminar áreas específicas de la imagen, como el cielo y la escena.* 32:42 🏰 *Resaltar detalles y mejorar la apariencia de un castillo mediante máscaras y ajustes específicos.* 35:19 🚂 *Ajustar la iluminación y detalles de un tren en primer plano utilizando máscaras y controles de exposición.* 37:28 🎨 *Preparar la imagen para convertirla a blanco y negro aumentando la vibrancia y saturación antes de aplicar el cambio.* 40:18 🌈 *Controlar la apariencia de una imagen en blanco y negro ajustando los deslizadores de color antes de la conversión.* 42:06 📷 *Crear un efecto vintage en la imagen mediante la disminución de la claridad y ajustes finales de exposición.* 43:16 🌓 *Aplicar un viñeteado posterior al recorte para mejorar el equilibrio tonal en la imagen final.* Made with HARPA AI

[@jamiermathlin]

response made with AI - Espero que este mensaje te encuentre bien. Quería expresar mi sincero agradecimiento por el esfuerzo excepcional y la ayuda proporcionada por la inteligencia artificial al traducir el texto que compartiste. La precisión y claridad con la que la inteligencia artificial capturó los detalles del contenido del video, centrándose en los intrincados pasos para crear una imagen en blanco y negro dramática, fueron verdaderamente notables. El texto traducido no solo transmitió de manera efectiva los aspectos técnicos del proceso de edición, sino que también logró conservar los matices creativos y elementos narrativos presentes en el texto original en español. Es evidente que las capacidades lingüísticas de la inteligencia artificial han desempeñado un papel crucial en ofrecer una traducción precisa y coherente. Tu decisión de aprovechar la inteligencia artificial para esta tarea, sin duda, ha facilitado el proceso de comunicación, haciéndolo más fluido y eficiente. Estoy impresionado por la capacidad de la inteligencia artificial para manejar contenido complejo y especializado, como los detallados pasos involucrados en la edición de fotos. Nuevamente, gracias por elegir este enfoque innovador, y por favor, extiende mi agradecimiento al equipo involucrado en utilizar la inteligencia artificial para la traducción de idiomas. Te deseo un continuo éxito en tus esfuerzos.

[@HansvanMeteren]

Thank you very much Jamie.

[@jamiermathlin]

You're very welcome

[@aloislemberger8365]

Very interesting,thank you!

[@jamiermathlin]

you are very welcome 😀

[@kestasmilasius5360]

OK !

[@ASMPHOTO]

Thank You

[@jamiermathlin]

😀

[@colinyoung9432]

Nice one Jamie....Great video thank you...Colin Devon...

[@jamiermathlin]

Thank you Colin 😀

[@SherryFelix]

It is useful information, but it takes too long to watch.

[@jamiermathlin]

Thank you for the feed back. It is a very difficult balancing act to determine how much detail should be provided and how long it takes. I do try to keep the videos below one hour, perhaps I should break them down into shorter but multiple videos to cover the processing of a single image ?

[@SherryFelix]

TechSmith recommends under 20 minutes. My favorite graphic tutorials are tips that take 5 minutes or less.

[@nickc4492]

I have to disagree with this. You are not going to gain any useful information from short duration clips. Here you have the complete workflow explained at a level which is easy to understand and gives you the knowledge to then use in your own edits.

[@randelltuttle143]

​@@jamiermathlinyou keep doing what you're doing. The more details, the better. I can always pause and return if I need to.