[...]... of waves can be noise for your eyes in a color image, and the same in black and white can become mesmerizing xix Seeing in Black and White 7 Look for silhouettes A striking outline of a backlit object always appears interesting, and in a black and white image it can be anything from surreal to sinister © Leslie Alsheimer One last tip: I often find that black and white can rescue images otherwise beyond... edges and details become almost abstract in a black and white image; the same shapes can easily be lost in the splashy rainbow of a like color photo 3 Look for texture Whether it is wood grain, sand, skin or hair, texture is just yet another thing that seems to “look better in black and white Combine a macro lens with good, strong texture and see how much better that color image looks in black and white! ... ways to visualize and look for clues to create more impact in your black and white images: 1 Look for contrast Strong tonal differences in a color image can be both busy and confusing; in a monochromatic image, they can pull the eye and define the tone of the shot Contrast is everything in a stunning black and white shot; and though you can digitally manipulate it after the fact, looking for it ahead... book is a fully integrated color managed workflow designed for the black and white photographer Utilizing the power of both Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom, we have attempted to make this text both informative and fun by technically filtering the technology as much as possible with the creative user in mind Software and digital imaging techniques can present a seemingly overwhelming amount of information to... found commonly in other texts Rather, we hope to provide a practical and integrated color managed workflow – specific to black and white processes – that will help you understand what you need to know to get you in the digital darkroom and playing, having fun, being creative and making images as quickly as possible To that end, we present you with the latest information on Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom, ... for Black and White © Leslie Alsheimer Pre-Workflow: Color Management Integration Color Management for Black and White, Really? Sounds like a serious yawn fest! C olor Management is an extremely complex topic and one that has haunted digital photographers since its inception Most students’ eyes glaze over when this topic comes up in my Workshops “Extensive, confusing, 1 Black and White in Photoshop CS3. .. mid-sized editing space, it can often help control over saturation problems with images captured in Adobe RGB, as well as produce better skin tones Some fine art printers advocate using this editing space with Piezography black and white printing, coupled with monitor calibration settings at D-50 (See Chapter 6, “Printing”, for more information.) Hopefully, you can see that changing the color space definition... Profiling and Printer Settings • Set up the print driver with correct profiles for desired output VI Softproof, Evaluate, Tweak and Repeat • View and evaluate the print under lighting conditions specific to the monitor calibration settings (6500 K for Adobe 1998 and D 50 for Color Match) and re-edit the image accordingly (See Phase 5 “Print Profiling and Printer Settings”, page 25 for more information.)... lofty goals and obligations Bryan O’Neil Hughes xiii © Leslie Alsheimer Acknowledgements xiv HOW TO USE THIS TEXT T hank you for choosing Black and White in Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop Lightroom From the highest quality capture to practical workflow practices, black and white conversion methodologies, non-destructive digital darkroom image processing, creative adjustments, to the latest printing techniques;... 16e Split Toning with Selections 186 16f Duotone, Tritones and Quadtones 190 Chapter 6: Printing 193 Silver Changing Form 194 Ink 197 Types of Ink 197 Grayscale 198 Issues with Ink 198 Alternatives to Black and White Inkjet Limitations 199 Black Only Printing 199 RIP Software (Raster Image Processing) 199 . h1" alt="" Black and White in Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop Lightroom This page intentionally left blank Black and White in Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop Lightroom Create stunning monochromatic. Leslie Black and white in Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop Lightroom: create stunning monochromatic images in Photoshop CS3, Photoshop Lightroom, and beyond 1. Adobe Photoshop 2. Adobe Photoshop lightroom . Darkroom Editing Dangers 56 Posterization a.k.a. Banding 56 Cache Warning 57 IX. Noise and Interference in Digital Capture 58 AKA grain in the  lm world 58 Chapter 3: Black and White in Lightroom: