2015
Lynda
Taz Tally
2:10
English
Learn the best techniques for creating stunning black-and-white landscape photos in Lightroom. Taz Tally takes some of his own full-color photographs, shot in the dramatic Alaskan wilderness, and shows how to transform them into high-contrast black and white images. He introduces the fundamental concepts, tools, and workflows you'll need to use to master the conversion process, and shows how to use Lightroom's Histogram and Info tools to understand what's going on "behind the scenes" of your images. Then Taz introduces some advanced color- and tone-based adjustments for enhancing brightness and contrast. Last but not least, he shares tips on sharpening, sharing, and printing your results.
Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files
Using the challenges
1. Black-and-White Fundamentals
From color to black-and-white: a workflow overview
Understanding how channels make up an image
Essential tools: The Histogram and Info tools
Examples of before and after conversions
2. Basic Black-and-White Techniques
Evaluating and measuring brightness and contrast
Measuring and adjusting highlight and shadow values
Fine-tuning brightness and contrast
Convenient Develop module shortcuts for adjusting images
Challenge: Perform a basic black-and-white conversion
Challenge solution
3. Advanced Tone-Based Adjustments
Improving the contrast
Fine-tuning highlights and shadows numerically
Fine-tuning the contrast
Enhancing specific areas to improve contrast
Challenge: Perform a tone-based conversion
Challenge solution
4. Advanced Color-Based Adjustments
Evaluating the photo and making an initial conversion
Setting highlights and shadows and overall tone distribution
Making color-specific tone adjustments
Making mask-based tone adjustments
Fine-tuning contrast using the Tone Curve panel
Challenge: Perform a color-based conversion
Challenge solution
5. After the Conversion: Sharpening, Sharing, and Printing
Enhancing the photo using the Clarity slider
Sharpening a photo using the Detail panel
Best practices for exporting and printing black-and-white landscapes
Conclusion
Next steps
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