Leigh made me do it.

[mark]

Find out more about B&W white conversion that is.
I've just downloaded the Convert to B&W pro plug-in for Photoshop.
Here's pic I took of Ryan this afternoon and it's my first conversion using the new plug-in.



So what do you think, both of the picture and the conversion?

[Oscar]

Mark, that is a lovely shot of Ryan.

It looks good and quite powerful in B&W.

Gotta love that shot.

Cheers, Mick

[iGBH]

Photo looks good.

Can i ask though what is the difference between using a B&W plugin or specialised filters as opposed to just a quick B&W conversion?

[Nnnnsic]

It's a nice conversion. The skin makes me feel like the image has been passed through an orthochromatic filter (blue & green) and that suits his face quite nicely.

iGBH... it really comes down to preference. I find that filters are better for conversions since I can save the way I've previously worked in a darkroom as well as match film-types I use including grain a lot more easily.

There's no correct way to convert to B&W... just whatever your preference is.

[iGBH]

iGBH... it really comes down to preference. I find that filters are better for conversions since I can save the way I've previously worked in a darkroom as well as match film-types I use including grain a lot more easily.

There's no correct way to convert to B&W... just whatever your preference is.

Thanks.

[Pehpsi]

Great shot and the tones are perfect in my books, same with the lighting

[mark]

It's a nice conversion. The skin makes me feel like the image has been passed through an orthochromatic filter (blue & green) and that suits his face quite nicely.

Spot on. The background Bokeh was predominatly green, I adjusted the green slider to get the background tones I wanted, balanced with the tones on the face.

iGHB - Yep, what Nnnnsic has said. Previously I'd desaturate the image then adjust levels, curves and contrast. I usually adjusted then re-adjusted which seemed to go on forever and still not get the effect I was after.

I also d/loaded the alien skin exposure plugin last night and must say that it's easier to use and more comprehensive with the film presets. Besides that I'm finding I can do the conversion in about 5mins as opposed to the 20 it used to take me using levels, curves ect.... and what's more I'm actually happy with the result when I finish. I have been know to spend 20-30mins a pic in the past and simply deleted the image because I didn't like it.

Mick - Thanks. I caught a bit of what Leigh was showing you last weekend, that's what made me search for the plug-in.

Pehpsi - Thanks for the comment.

Here's another I ran thru Alien Skin Exposure using the "Kodak TRI-X pushed 2 stops" preset. (Thanks for the tip Chris. )