How to Create Black and White Flowers with Luminosity Masks in Photoshop

[@djl2407]

Wow Greg... You are a mad scientist. Just when I think I am BEGINNING to understand the correct way to use luminosity masks, you blow my mind once again. Thank you for sharing your expertise!

[@gregbenzphotography]

Awesome, glad you found that useful.

[@pm2007g]

I learn something new every time I watch your video, thanks Greg.

[@gregbenzphotography]

Excellent, thank you.

[@rgarlinyc]

Oh man... absolutely spectacular end result! I am beyond astonished and impressed...

[@gregbenzphotography]

Awesome, thanks!

[@jamesjohnston6765]

Fantastic tutorial Greg!

[@gregbenzphotography]

Thanks, James!

[@jamesjohnston6765]

Do you ever do workshops or classroom sessions? Just curious.

[@gregbenzphotography]

Yes, I plan to announce one soon in Las Vegas, and will also be speaking at a conference there.

[@kbqvist]

Very, very helpful Greg!

[@gregbenzphotography]

Great!

[@marclabro]

super tuto ! thank you ! so different process than a landscape !

[@gregbenzphotography]

Glad your enjoyed it!

[@BrianPex]

That’s a cool way to work. Lots of control. Nice

[@gregbenzphotography]

Thanks, Brian!

[@gordonyetter2932]

Awesome as always Greg!

[@gregbenzphotography]

Thanks, Gordon!

[@bugalug369]

Really enjoy the Lumenzia Luminosity masks, thanks very much for the tutorials, ..just curiosity if any tutorials black and white in high key, please thank you Cheers...

[@gregbenzphotography]

Have a couple tutorials, not specifically in high key

[@bugalug369]

Thank you Greg..

[@nitch3304]

Great video Greg

[@gregbenzphotography]

Thanks, Phil!

[@AndreaLivieriPhoto]

Really great video Greg, thanks so much for sharing! TOP!

[@gregbenzphotography]

Great, thanks Andrea!

[@sundeepsembi6091]

Loved this

[@Chickboom34]

Great stuff. Thank you!

[@gabrielstanescu159]

Hi Greg, lovely job, thanks for sharing. I've just install the free Lite version of lumenzia and I'm trying to follow the same steps you're showing here, I mean I'm making a selection with the lasso > click L2 > click the Bright/Contrast but the mask created contains the whole image not just the selected area like in your video. Is this a function reserved for the Full Version of the Plugin? Cheers

[@gregbenzphotography]

Yes, that’s part of the full version. You can paint through a selection with the free version to be more targeted there too.

[@rickjanhollis]

SInce I am one of the people who is not using Photoshop CC, I do not think I have access to Brightness/contrast adjustment [At least if I read everything completely] so instead doing something like a levels adjustment and pushing brights and mids down seems to work.

[@gregbenzphotography]

Brightness/Contrast has been around a long time I believe. But regardless, levels and curves are also great options to do similar things (curves give more control than levels).

[@rickjanhollis]

@@gregbenzphotography Thanks. I know Brightness and Contrast have been around. I just thought you could not use them with Luminenza

[@gregbenzphotography]

Ah. Lumenzia has support for B/C layers built into the panel for Photoshop CC. You can also use Lumenzia on any layer (not just the ones built-in) by using its “Mask” button.

[@rickjanhollis]

Thanks @@gregbenzphotography Figured out how to get the 'missing' function. Reading the instructions for those of not using CC you said you could get all the functions [or almost all] by being creative.

Super video Greg :-) Thank you :-) JF

[@hervebais554]

Superbe...merci Greg

[@gregbenzphotography]

de rien

[@ajhertel]

Great video Greg! Quick question. When you used the lasso tool to make a selection, from what I can see it looks like it makes a nice soft selection with a feathered edge. How do you achieve that, I seem to only get a hard edge on my selections.

[@gregbenzphotography]

Lumenzia automatically feathers it. You can choose this (go to the menu and reset pop up notifications in Lumenzia if you aren’t asked when applying the selection). See the written manual in the ZIP download for more details.

[@bmackVR]

Not Greg, but I believe he is feathering the adjustment mask that is used to brighten and darken the selections. Lumenzia usually gives you the option to feather the mask, I'm guess his is turned on by default in this video.

[@gregbenzphotography]

That’s right, I had set my feathering in Lumenzia to be used by default, so you don’t see the pop up in this video.

[@yvesgauvreau2196]

I'm probably missing something here, when I follow your instruction for contrast I get a mask just like those in the video. When I try the same for brightness, a lasso selection + say a zone 5 the mask is never limited to the lasso area and I tried with and without a prior lasso selection and the lasso area is a bit different. It's definitely not limited to the lasso area as in the video. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Lumensia 6 in case it helps It's just awesome what you did you did in this video. YG

[@gregbenzphotography]

If you want to keep within the lasso, tell Lumenzia to use a hard selection. The feathering intentionally allows areas outside the lasso (but less strongly) for a more natural result.

[@dr.lopuckdds2603]

Greg, is there a way to sub-select a specific tone wihin your Lasso LM selection to alter that specific arena that the lasso encompasses.

[@gregbenzphotography]

Yeo, just customize the orange preview layers, or add a secondary (group) mask after. See the video/written manual info on custom masks (such as my video on removing shadows).

[@skydance1151]

This Panel is like cheatcode for ps. Amazing Tutorial

[@gregbenzphotography]

Thank you!

[@kbqvist]

Now I can ditch my Joel Tjintjelaar BW panel :-)