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Convert an Image to Black & White in ACR
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I really love black and white images and often when I am shooting I am thinking ahead of which ones I want to convert to black & white. This decision is based on a few different factors with one of the most important ones being the light. So today I have created a video tutorial for you where I convert a portrait image that I shot with window light using Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) and Photoshop CC 2014. I completed almost the entire edit in ACR with the exception of a curves layer in Photoshop.  The tone curve panel in ACR has my favorite tools to use when I am converting to black & white.

What are your favorite tips for converting to black & white?

Allison Jacobs - Contributor
Allison Jacobs - Contributor

I am a photographer with the goal of capturing the places, people, and things I love with my camera. I shoot with Canon, drink coffee every morning and an obsessed with photography. I am a food lover, runner, and reader but not always in that order. Website | Instagram

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4 Comments
  • Sara
    May 23, 2015 at 8:32 AM

    Great film! very helpful ;-)

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  • Patti A.
    June 3, 2015 at 6:42 PM

    This was a really informative tutorial! I love black and white and just have not mastered it at all. It scares me. You took a bit of that away, so now i will have to give it a try. Thank you.

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  • issa
    July 26, 2017 at 8:48 PM

    I am missing the password for this. can you help?

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  • Stuart Teplin
    February 19, 2019 at 11:44 PM

    Hi. I attempted to log in to view your video on converting to B&W, but got an error message stating that there was a problem with my password.
    I registered for a course in May 2018.
    My name is Stuart Teplin. My email is: [email protected].
    Please help me check or reset my password so I can access this video as well as the course sessions I payed for (but postponed viewing until now).
    Thanks.

    Reply

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