Adobe

10. Working in Black and White

What You’ll Do

Convert Images to Black and White

Apply White Balance Adjustments to Black & White Images

Apply Auto Black & White Adjustments

Apply Custom Black & White Adjustments

Create a Split Tone Image

Introduction

Black-and-white photography is an art form unto itself. Thankfully, the Lightroom developers at Adobe have recognized this and have provided you with a “digital darkroom” environment that offers an incredible amount of creative control over your black-and-white conversions.

When you apply the Convert to Black & White command, Lightroom does not convert the color image to Grayscale mode. Instead, it creates a desaturated version of the original color image, which remains in RGB mode. Lightroom ...