Boost contrast!Create two new layers by pressing CTRL-ALT-SHIFT-E twice. Adjust levels to get more contrastUse Layer – New Adjustment Layer – Levels. Press CTRL-V to paste contents of Lightness channel as a new layer. Select Lightness channel, press CTRL-A to select all, then CTRC-C to copy Lightness channel to clipboard. Copy Lightness channel.Go to Channels palette. We will use Lightness channel to create base for our B/W image. Its main advantage is that lightness information is separated from color information.
LAB is perhaps the most complicated Photoshop image mode. įor our image we will use Lightness channel in LAB mode to convert to B/W. Whatever technique you use, the goal is to gain as much contrast as possible and keep image details. And the worst way to convert to B/W is usually Image – Adjustments – Desaturate, as it produces very dull images in most cases. Convert to LAB colorThere are many ways to convert image to B/W (using Channel Mixer, combining masked channels, using Lightness channel in LAB mode and so on). I don’t have a Mac, but as far as I know the main difference is use of the COMMAND key and OPTION key on a Mac instead of the CTRL key and the ALT key on a PC.Here is the workflow:
The result of photo retouching using the workflow described below. Simple conversion to B/W using Desaturate command does not provide satisfactory result. But I believe that it has good potential. Original photo has some problems with color, contrast, and digital noise.
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Use this photo retouching technique to fully reveal potential of your images by boosting contrast, fixing skin problems and adding nice glamour look.
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