Ahmadzargon. There are many ways to convert Color Photo to be black and white Photo. Those are using Photoshop tools such as Hue and Saturation, Vibrancy, Black and White Adjustment, and channel Mixer Color. In this article i will try to explain how to convert your photo by using Photoshop CS 5 Software and as the first condition you have to have Photoshop Software on PC.
Original Photo
Open Photoshop CS 5 or any edition. Chose your photo that want to convert by you. Drag it to your Photoshop Work-panel or Right-click on your image and choose open with Photoshop. Your image should be like the picture below:
The Next Step is Choosing Photoshop Feature.
1. Hue and Saturation
Look at the menu bar in us side on your Monitor and click Image >> Adjustment >> Hue Saturation or Look at right side on your computer or click Ctrl + U on your Keyboard.
After do that there a task bar is shown in picture
Reduce the saturation in the lowest value and your image become Black and White Photo. This menu provide you to arrange the lightness become darker or bright, but in this tutorial I will not change the lightness so able to see the different between the others menu.
And the Image Image Should be
2. Vibrance
Look at the menu bar in us side on your Monitor and click Image >> Adjustment >> Vibrance or Look at right side on your computer or click Ctrl + U on your Keyboard
the image should be like the picture. the next steps reduce the Saturation on vibrance at the lowest value. In this menu you are able to regulate the vibration. Higher value means brighter and lower value means darker.
3. Black and White Adjustment
Black and White Adjustment is the most popular tools to convert your image. In this tools, Photoshop is providing to you some action of Black and white styles and you are able to make your Black and White Style. This tool give you Six color channel that is able regulated by you. The Six of those are Red, Blue, Green, Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow .
Look at the menu bar in us side on your Monitor and click Image >> Adjustment >> Black and White or Look at right side on your computer or click alt + Ctrl + Sift + B on your Keyboard
Then there several menu will be shown on your monitor. and than you might regulate automatically, choose one of styles choice or you may regulate it by your own styles.
auto menu
Maximum white
4.Channel
There three color that are arranged all of color in Photoshop, they are Red, Green and Blue. Turning off two of those color will make your image only have one color lightness color. in addition of that action, your image will be Black and white photo.
menu of channel
There eyes icon in this menu. Turn on two of those and your Black and White photo have a different characteristic for each channel.
Red Channel Only
Green Channel Only
Blue Channel Only
Those are step by step how to convert your image. you may chose one and try to make your own styles. here is the different Sample of each menu.
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