How to Make a Color Photo Become Black and White in Photoshop
Converting coloured pictures in black and white is not that hard. You will be required to use software such as GIMP of Adobe Photoshop to perform this task effectively. So you have a stunning coloured picture, but you’d really like to see what it would look like in black-and-white. You want to catch that amazing, traditional look of black-and-white photography with a present picture you’ve already taken. With Photoshop CS2, it’s simple to do! Just embrace a few simple actions to ape an experienced photographer’s way of doing things.
Things Required:
– Adobe Photoshop
– Computer or Laptop
– Colour Photo
Instructions
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Open Photoshop CS2 and start the electronic shade picture you want to turn to black-and-white. This can be done by selecting "File," then "Open"; or hitting Control + O. Next, choose the computer file you want and hit "Open."
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Convert the picture to a black and white picture in Photoshop CS2. Adjust the stages of colours to get a stunning black-and white-image. Select "Image," and then "Adjustments," then "Levels." Modify the slider beneath the histogram that says "Input Levels." Glide the white-coloured pointer slider bar over to the remaining area until it differs from the starting of the dark areas of the histogram. Then slide the dark pointer slider bar over to the right until it differs from the starting of the dark section of the histogram. This will usually provide you with a range of colours including white, grey and black. However, elegance is in the eye of the observer and you may wish to expand the colours of white and grey or reduce them to match your needs.
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Convert the picture to RGB shade before publishing. Most printers--both your in-home printing devices and the picture photo printers at retail shops or online, require pictures to be in RGB format to get the job done successfully. Select "Image," then "Mode," then "RGB shade."
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Save with a note that it is a black-and-white edition of the picture. Select "File," then "Save As"; or hit Control + Alt + S. Add the characters "bw" to the end of the present computer file name, so you will know it is the black-and-white edition. Find the JPG structure. Then simply just click "Save." A "JPEG options" pop-up box will appear on your display. Be sure to enter "12" in the box for "Maximum" top quality. Then simply just click "OK."
