In this lesson we'll take a look at converting color images to black & white using Lightroom or Adobe Camera Raw (ACR). In the process you'll learn how features such as profiles, white balance, HSL and Split Toning affect your results. I'll also share tips that can help you use the histogram and sliders that determine the black and white point within your image to optimize it for printing.NOTE: If you plan to have a black & white image printed on a printing press, you'll need to choose Image>Mode>Grayscale before saving the image, otherwise the image will be printed using cyan, magenta, yellow and black ink. You should also ask about settings to be used in the Grayscale section of the Edit>Color Settings window. Dot Gain being the most important setting. This is unnecessary if the image will be printed on an ink jet printer or output to a photographic medium.NOTE: The practice images for this lesson are available either as a catalog file with smart previews for Lightroom users, or a folder of DNG files for Camera Raw users.
NOTE: Some Windows users have reported issues accessing the video playback controls. While we're working on the issue, here's a Temporary Workaround: Click "Introduction" in the table of contents to the right of the video and then immediately click within the video to give it focus. After doing so, use the spacebar to play/pause the video and the left/right arrow keys to scrub forward or backward within the video.
I'm currently traveling interionally which prevents me from having the focus needed to tackle this issue while I'm away. We hope to have this issue resolved by the end of August or soon after. I will then focus on adding a Mark as Watched indivator and the ability to add private notes to a lesson. I had wanted to get these things done before my trip started, but recording enough lessons to cover the time I'd be away took longer than expected.
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