develop in LR6 as if b/w

[microview]

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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.

[Jeff S]

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

[Luke_Miller]

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.