Black and White

                                                   Black and White Techniques



 

 

Original Image





 



Black and White

To get this black and white image you go into adjustment layer and click on black and white. You can then change the shades of colour that was in the image by moving the levers.

This image brings out a lot of detail on the building compared to the original. It gives an historical feel. I like the contrast between the dark sky and the bright building, gives the image effect.

Channel Mixer

To get this black and white image you also have to go into adjustment layer,then click on channel mixer and click the box by monochrome to turn it on. Similar to the black and white technique, you change the shade of colour by moving the levers, so you get the opportunity to create your own black and white image. But you do need to have the total percentage on 100.

I think that this technique makes this image look boring as it is all the same tone of black and white.

 



 

Gradient Map

To get this image you go into adjustment layer and click on gradient map and then click inside the colour section. This will then give you a gradient editor which you use the levers on the bottom to change the image.

This image has completely gotten rid of the sky which I like because I want the focal point to be on the building. I also like the detailing you can see in this image.

 



 

 Grayscale

To get this image you go into image, mode and then click on grayscale. When the message pops up you choose discard. You are then left with your black and white image.

I think that this is the easiest technique to do as it is very simple, and I also think that it gives you just a basic black and white image.

Hue Saturation

To get this image you go into adjustment layer and go on hue saturation. You move the saturation lever all the way to the left and then click ok. Then you will be left with your black and white image.

Again, this technique is simple and easy to do. I think that it is quite similar to the grayscale technique, however this image is lighter.

 



Lab Colour

To get this image you go into image, mode and then choose lab colour. You then go into channels and click on the box that says 'lightness'. After you've chosen that you go back into image, mode but click on grayscale, press ok to the message that comes up.

I like this image. I think it gives a good historical feel and all the detail in image is there.