Black and White Conversion in Digital Photography

[@aarondcoe]

I think you are one of the most careful, learned, thoughtful voices on youtube with regard to this subject. It's a joy to watch your programming. This is applicable to everything I've seen of yours; I'm just commenting here because this is such a great tutorial and I was putting it to use (interestingly in Lightroom, not Photoshop, but the concepts were the same and easily applied). I hope you continue to have success with this content, first as a reward for your hard work, and second (more selfishly), so you'll continue to make it. Thank you so much.

[@kazuki_the_hyena8229]

I've always been fond of black & white photography and I have to say I find it amusing that there's so many ways to do dodging & burning and contrast control. Sean Tucker showed a different method by adding a layer, overlay, 50% Grey fill, then just adding the dodge and burn. I've learned a lot here.

[@foxtowercommunications]

Thanks so much for this. Very helpful and I am also a big fan of Ansel Adams work but I shoot digital. Is it just my screen or is there some major banding going on in both the water tower and the night scene image. If it's in the image, do you have some pointers for avoiding that? My 5D Mark II did that with skies sometimes, too. Not sure if the Mark III does as well. Haven't shot with it much yet.

[@mulberryks1965]

Great series on B&W. Really getting a lot out of this. Thank you for posting these.

[@kauxkaux]

THANKS A LOT!!!! I love black and white photography but because All I have shot with is digital I wasnt happy with my black and white converstions, and was a miss or match thing... Just know I have a photo that I know I want in BW but I wasnt happy with the results because the subjet does not stand out from the backround. Applying what you explaing here I could edit the way I wanted to...THANKS!

[@Australianchessplayer]

I do most of my processing in Capture One. I can do that conversion that you did on the water tank, I prefer my results. Saturation and white balance both affect the final outcome. C1 also has a colour editor that affects the outcome. I've seen a video where Christian Fletcher demonstrates it.

[@matheusnews]

Is the second one a RAW file? Asking because of the noise on pulling down the blues.

[@blackubuntu]

Just discovered your stuff, awesome tutorials. The content actually stuck. Better than trying to read this stuff in my magazines!

[@anikinippon]

Best video on explaining fully how to convert to a black and white image

[@Arsalan-Pervez]

very informative and deserves more views

[@PlasmoX]

Hey there Ted, is there any reason you use Photoshop over Lightroom to work with your photos? I'm just curious, as I've been using lightroom because of the workflow. Thanks!

[@theartofphotography]

That's it exactly…

[@eddieJFwoolley]

hay a quick question what couler filter would you use tomake skintone stanout

[@hectorcervantes5260]

wonderful thanks for taking your time for sharing your knowledge

[@TimberGeek]

Cool, not sure how I missed this one first time through...

[@RicheUK]

great informative video...thanks

[@AlwiArtwork]

Thank you so much for this video.

[@xjoexedge]

channels is the best and only way i do black and whites

[@luisboaventura22]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@TijmenDal]

I know, right? I've said that before too!

[@senorverde09]

So that's why sky/cloud filters are red! They darken the blue sky, right? Can someone verify this? I'm just starting to wade into the pool of photography and most of my information comes from videos like Forbes'!

[@stefanjohansson7471]

Are there some kind of rule among photoshop-teachers to talk as fast as possible? Otherwise, great video.

[@fixitright9709]

Take your playback speed on the video down to 3/4

[@willwillis9907]

I'm glad you addressed the "sculpture" in the foreground. When I first saw the image, I thought it was a pile of construction debris. My bad!

[@voitkuns]

photography news

[@Australianchessplayer]

In your HDR episode you talked about weird, unnatural effects. I think your vignettes weird and unnatural. I don't have a problem with weird and unnatural per se, but given that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I rarely express an opinion on beauty. I do sometimes reflect on what I like, or suggest alternatives as alternatives, leaving it to the reader to decide which they prefer.

[@richardlynch8009]

suggestion...less coffee...

[@jonathantodd838]

Hi, chap I have watched a few of your videos now and man you talk way toooooooo fast, slow down a bit buddy!!