How I Convert a Landscape Image to B/W: 3 Quick (+ Bonus) Techniques in Lr Classic and Photoshop

This week, I would like to show you 3 techniques (plus a bonus one!) applied to a landscape image.

FYI - This was originally published on my blog, Alpine Dispatches, here: https://www.alpinedispatches.com/p/how-i-convert-a-colour-image-to-black

About he image:

I captured it at the famous Deadvlei in Namibia, while co-leading a workshop with the team from Nature’s Light (https://www.natureslight.co.za).

Instead of photographing into Deadvlei, like most people do, I turned around 180' and photographed towards the entrance / exit of the vlei. This provided the perfect backdrop to frame the trees - so often photographed in the same way - in a unique manner.

Once I got around to editing, I realised that it would be perfect for a b/w conversion.

But, I hate being behind the computer all day.

So, to streamline my workflow, I have three go to (and fast) techniques for converting a colour image into black and white. This means I spend less time in front of the computer, and I can get back out making images asap.

It consists of only editing in Adobe Lightroom Classic (LrC), with one workflow (and the bonus one) requiring a single round trip to Adobe Photoshop (PS).

I hope it's useful!

Time Stamps:

00:00 - Intro
01:05 - Initial Colour Edit
03:50 - Technique 01 (Colour Desaturate)
06:29 - Technique 02 (Treatment via B/W Profiles)
09:04 - Technique 03 (Photoshop Gradient Map)
12:42 - Bonus Technique
15:10 - Final Comparison
16:17 - Final Thoughts & Outro

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#Image_Editing #Photography #Namibia #Black_&_White_Photography

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