microview Posted January 26, 2016 Share #1 Posted January 26, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) I am sure this is 'old hat' for most of you but I only recently discovered in developing pics in LR6 it's a good idea to start by converting to b/w. You can rescale exposure, highlights, shadows etc to achieve most pleasing tonal qualities then switch back to colour and you get, I think, a better result quicker than keeping in colour mode from the start. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 26, 2016 Posted January 26, 2016 Hi microview, Take a look here develop in LR6 as if b/w. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Jeff S Posted January 26, 2016 Share #2 Posted January 26, 2016 Unless I'm converting to b/w for a final b/w result, I prefer to stay in color mode throughout the process. There are so many useful color panels and tools available, and with basics like exposure, I want to be able to see effects directly. But all that matters is what works for you. Jeff 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke_Miller Posted January 26, 2016 Share #3 Posted January 26, 2016 I am sure this is 'old hat' for most of you but I only recently discovered in developing pics in LR6 it's a good idea to start by converting to b/w. You can rescale exposure, highlights, shadows etc to achieve most pleasing tonal qualities then switch back to colour and you get, I think, a better result quicker than keeping in colour mode from the start. I've noticed that as well. Most of the time I leave the image in color while processing, but sometimes I will struggle with a particular image in getting the tonality right. Then I will convert to B&W for that phase of the processing. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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