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Conversion to monochrome

  • 01-04-2006 12:20pm
    #1
    joolsveer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,297 ✭✭✭


    I am looking for the various methods of using PS for converting colour jpegs to greyscale to try them all and hopefully come up with one method which works best for me. A guy on photo.net sent me a pdf which gives a method I have been unable to follow. I will attach the file here.


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  • #2
    Dimy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 709 ✭✭✭Dimy


    Google for "Virtual Photographer plug-in" for Photoshop... it's a free plug-in which has some great B&W filters. Another good one, and specifically designed for B&W conversion, is "Fotomatic BW-plus". Also a free plug-in filter for Photoshop.

    Good luck,
    Dimy


  • #3
    joolsveer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,297 ✭✭✭joolsveer


    Thanks Dimy I will try those out.


  • #4
    joolsveer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,297 ✭✭✭joolsveer


    I downloaded Virtual Photographer plugin and used it on a photo I took of Slane Castle.


    colIMG_4504.jpg
    original shot
    greyIMG_4504.jpg
    converted to greyscale
    bwIMG_4504.jpg
    VP filter used on original

    what do you think?


  • #5
    Dimy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 709 ✭✭✭Dimy


    Much better with the VP filter! Looks like a classic picture...


  • #6
    joolsveer
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    I used the VP filter on this shot to give "Fall" colours. Do you like it?
    P7150088_0088.jpg


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  • #7
    Heinrich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,577 ✭✭✭Heinrich


    colIMG_4504.jpg

    aaa.jpg

    aaaaa.jpg

    How about this?

    Image - Mode - Greyscale

    Adjust contrast/brightness

    Image - Adjustments - Brightness/Contrast


  • #8
    joolsveer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,297 ✭✭✭joolsveer


    Thanks Heinrich. Do you think it gives very low contrast?


  • #9
    Heinrich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,577 ✭✭✭Heinrich


    joolsveer wrote:
    Thanks Heinrich. Do you think it gives very low contrast?

    See above


  • #10
    SOL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,155 ✭✭✭SOL


    Every tried grayscale gradient mapping? the results can be quite good...


  • #11
    joolsveer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,297 ✭✭✭joolsveer


    SOL wrote:
    Every tried grayscale gradient mapping? the results can be quite good...

    How do I go about it SOL?


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  • #12
    Dimy
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    I don't really like Heinrich's conversion... it's too bright and greyish.


  • #13
    CoolBoardr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 189 ✭✭CoolBoardr


    Im not sure how old that PDF is, but duotones in photoshop are dead easy. See this tutorial.

    And some examples of what can be acheived:

    http://www.dpchallenge.com/challenge_results.php?CHALLENGE_ID=453

    http://www.dpchallenge.com/challenge_results.php?CHALLENGE_ID=100


  • #14
    mloc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭mloc


    i generally just use the channel mixer for for finding a nice b+w point. although it must be said that leaves a very "clean" image, doesn't vintage-ificate it at all.


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