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I thought I'd share this BW conversion trick with FMers...
I attended a PS seminar last week from a very successful wedding photographer and learned a great BW conversion trick. The results produce fantastic BW prints on my Epson equipment, which can be finicky for color casts using other methods of BW conversion. Total time to convert, once you get the hang of it, is about 20 seconds.
1. Set foreground/background to black/white default
2. Open image
3. Create a Gradient Map adjustment layer
4. Check reverse if the image is reversed
5. Click on the gradient
6. Select first gradient in Presets
7. Click just below the gradient and above the word "Stops" to create a stop
8. Set location to 50%
9. Double-Click on the center stop button ("color stop that was created in steps 7 and 8. At this point the image won't look so good.
10. Click on L button
11. Set L to 56
12. If a warmer tone is desired, set "b" button to 6
At this point, you can then click on the "S" button and use the slider to adjust sepia, and the "H" button slider for Hue. Fun to play with and FANTASTIC results.
13. Click OK
14. Click and drag the small diamonds on each side of the 50% stop ("color midpoint" shows on these when the mouse is positioned over the diamonds) to adjust levels
Here are the steps:
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