{"id":10323,"date":"2018-08-28T10:12:58","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T10:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10323"},"modified":"2018-08-28T10:12:58","modified_gmt":"2018-08-28T10:12:58","slug":"mastering-black-and-white-in-lightroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/mastering-black-and-white-in-lightroom\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Mastering Black and White in LIGHTROOM"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mean, Moody and Mono<\/h1>\n

Sometimes you don’t get that perfect light – the colours are missing and you’re tempted to get back in the car and drive home. <\/p>\n

But so long as you’ve got a little definition in the sky and it’s not pouring down, then stick around – get some shots with the intention of going “black and white” in processing. <\/p>\n

I usually switch the camera to Monochrome when shooting – just so the preview on camera looks black and white – remember that the RAW file always contains colour info anyway, so you don’t lose anything. <\/p>\n

The Base Photo<\/h2>\n

As you can see from this unedited shot – it wasn’t the most inspiring of days in Yorkshire, but there was sky definition – so I stuck around and took 63 photos of the area. <\/p>\n

This is 2 of them stitched together. <\/p>\n

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After about 7 minutes in LIGHTROOM… <\/h2>\n

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The basic steps are<\/h1>\n
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  1. Choose a colour profile – a new feature in LIGHTROOM <\/li>\n
  2. Tweak the Basic Settings – take time<\/li>\n
  3. Add a split tone to cool it down a bit<\/li>\n
  4. Sharpen<\/li>\n
  5. Vignette<\/li>\n
  6. Grad Tool – including the new Luminosity slider <\/li>\n
  7. Brush Tool<\/li>\n
  8. Crop<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Rather than typing the details, here’s a video which explains it all – every step! <\/p>\n

    The Video<\/h1>\n