Somewhere over the Chromatic Grayscale: How to Get from Oz to Kansas

Vincent Versace is an internationally recognized pioneer in the art and science of digital photography, so we were beyond excited when he agreed to teach us how to make better black-and-white images here in the pages of Photoshop User. People often ask Vincent why their black-and-white images don’t look as good as his, but after your read this article and take the time to understand the science behind black-and-white imagery in a digital world, Vincent believes that your images can look just as good as, if not better than, his. How awesome is that?

Vincent Versace

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Seeing in Black & White

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Blended Light Effects

BEGINNERS’ WORKSHOP

Getting Started with Duotone Mode

PHOTOSHOP PROVING GROUND

How Photoshop Translates RGB Color to Gray

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Diffusion and Haze: The Perfect Combo for Beauty

AFTER THE SHOOT

The Portrait Process

LIGHTROOM WORKSHOP

Creating Black-and-White Images

UNDER THE LOUPE

Managing Your Black-and-White Photos with Lightroom

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Topaz B&W Effects

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Transforming Your HDR Images into B&W

Sean Arbabi explains how the full tonal qualities of HDR images are the perfect match for creating black-and-white images, and how the final results would even please the masters since their darkroom processing and printing goals mirror those two digital post processing techniques. He then shows us how to use the Silver Efex Pro Photoshop plug-in to create amazing black-and-white images.

Sean Arbabi