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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2015 21:56:40 GMT
As it is Labour Day weekend here in Canada (and the US) I have had some time today to sit and read some articles I have been saving up. One of them is this article which gives some good reasons as to why converting a photo to black & white in Lightroom or Photoshop is not the way ahead and which plug-ins you might consider using instead. I personally us the Topaz Black & White plug-in for all my conversions. I like the different presets and as I use other Topaz plug-ins the environment is very familiar to me, making it quick and easy for me to convert. What black & white plug-in do you use and why? |
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Post by hmca on Sept 7, 2015 23:59:56 GMT
My favorite is NIK Silver Efex. They have some great presets that I will often use to get started. However, I think my favorite feature is the control points that let you target your adjustments to specific areas.
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bnk1953
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Post by bnk1953 on Sept 8, 2015 0:54:57 GMT
I use On1 Photo Suite 9.5's B&W with its many presets and adjustments that you can make to them.
~bruce.
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Post by Andy on Sept 8, 2015 1:24:48 GMT
I have both Topaz B&W and onOne. I'm not sure I can say I favor one over the other.
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Post by Sepiana on Sept 8, 2015 1:48:16 GMT
I have Topaz B&W, Nik Silver Efex, and Perfect B&W. I don't usually do B&W but, when I do, I find myself reaching out to Topaz. I guess it is because having been a user of their plug-ins for a long time I feel comfortable starting with a preset and then moving to the adjustment sliders in the right-side panel.
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Post by angelag on Sept 8, 2015 13:48:01 GMT
I like Topaz B&W too, but my other favourite is MacPhun's Tonality Pro.
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