BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO EDITING WITH LIGHTROOM - My Process How To Create Great Black and White Edits

In this black and white photo editing tutorial, I share my method in Adobe Lightroom for processing impactful black and white images. We take a colour photo and I walk you through all of the steps I take to ensure a quality black and white conversion. In Lightroom we look at the basic panel and the key adjustments needed to bring your black and whites to life. We explore the benefits of the contrast, clarity and dehaze sliders for use in a strong black and white conversion. We then delve into how changing the luminosity values for individual colours can enhance your image and how it gives you greater creative opportunities. From here I show you how I work with local adjustments within Lightroom to fine-tune the black and white to my personal vision, and lead the viewer’s eye through the photo. In this case dead centre towards the mist and fog further down the path. I demonstrate how to use curves to control the contrast and to give a slightly vintage/faded look to the black and white