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B&W conversion - how do i do this??

wave5wave5 Registered Users Posts: 42 Big grins
edited November 22, 2011 in Finishing School
http://mariemadame.deviantart.com/art/Black-and-White-57547870
how do i make photo look like this??
whenever i try making black and white it looks dull and grey :cry:cry
i got photoshop can someone telll me how to do it.
i also want to make photoshop action for it :cry :dunno
plz tell me how to make this
:bow

ex of what i want: http://rubberman542.deviantart.com/art/Pac-man-Black-and-White-47616310

i want it to look bold with black n white.. mine look so dull and noisy :(

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    TheGoondocksTheGoondocks Registered Users Posts: 106 Major grins
    edited November 21, 2011
    There are many different ways to create a black and white image in photoshop. The quickest and easiest way to get something close to this would be two steps...

    1) create a black and white layer and adjust the color sliders to get the different tones you want.

    2) Open a Curves layer and adjust the contrast of the image.


    You can get more in depth by selectively adjusting contrast using masks.

    Other than that, I don't really see anything that out of the ordinary about the picture you are looking at.
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    zoomerzoomer Registered Users Posts: 3,688 Major grins
    edited November 21, 2011
    Desaturate a color photo do a levels adjustment. If you want the skin really light push the white point....or contrast.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/21695902@N06/
    http://500px.com/Shockey
    alloutdoor.smugmug.com
    http://aoboudoirboise.smugmug.com/
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    pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,698 moderator
    edited November 21, 2011
    To make a good black and white image, you must start with a good image with a full range of tones from black to white.

    Here are a full page of links on B&W conversions - http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=114917

    I am moving this thread to Finishing School since it is not about shooting, but post processing.
    Pathfinder - www.pathfinder.smugmug.com

    Moderator of the Technique Forum and Finishing School on Dgrin
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    arodneyarodney Registered Users Posts: 2,005 Major grins
    edited November 22, 2011
    Start with this superb and free video from George Jardine:
    http://mulita.com/blog/?p=1244
    Andrew Rodney
    Author "Color Management for Photographers"
    http://www.digitaldog.net/
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    PeanoPeano Registered Users Posts: 268 Major grins
    edited November 22, 2011
    [QUOTE=wave5;1701670how do i make photo look like this??
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    It depends on the image you're starting with. Perhaps if you posted the color version of an image you want to convert, others can show you various ways to do it. There's no one formula that will produce the same results for all images.
    Peano
    RadiantPics
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