It isn’t easy to make sense of the scene. In this image of a local garden centre, there is almost too much colour. Or colour gradations pixelate and become uneven. Pushing sliders to the extreme ends might create a halo (a light around the subject). Screenshot of Lightroom’s B&W panel.īe cautious when using sliders. You can emphasise and deemphasise certain colours. This adds richness and visual separation to your photo. You can selectively lighten and darken the colours in your image. In this panel, there are eight colour channels with sliders. Lightroom still recognises the colours in your photo even though you cannot see them. Colour Adjustment in Black and WhiteĪfter you convert your image to monochrome, the HSL/Color panel becomes the B&W panel. Many photographers stop with this simple black and white conversion. Converting the image to black and white emphasises these elements. This photo is about a line extending out into the water and the light from the rising sun. Let’s look at a photo where colour is not as important as the composition. Selecting this option will quickly change any picture into black and white. Screenshot of Lightroom’s Basic panel showing Black & White treatment option. This will switch your photo’s Profile to Adobe Monochrome. You can also do this in the Develop Module by choosing the Black & White treatment option in the Basic panel. Go to the Settings drop-down menu and select Settings > Convert to Black and White (hotkey “V”). Lightroom makes it easy to remove colour from a photo.
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How to Convert an Image to Black and White in Lightroom Simple Black and White Conversion Converting it to black and white pulls the focus to the composition and not the boring colour. These Tuscan fields looked insignificant with flat colours in the blazing summer. In both programs, there is a simple method and one that gives more artistic flexibility. I’ll show you how to convert an image to black and white in Lightroom and Photoshop. There’s no formula for deciding which photos work better in monochrome or colour. And some photographers find monochrome photos more artistic. In many ways, monochrome simplifies the image by removing the colour. It draws our attention to different aspects of our everyday world. A photo in black and white is a welcome change. Colour can sometimes be distracting or dull. Monochrome photos highlight lines, light, and shapes. There are many reasons for converting coloured images to black and white. Related course: Effortless Editing with Lightroom
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