Creating black-and-white images

The Black & White Adjustment effect in Photoshop is so much more efficient than just stripping …away the color; it lets you give weight to the original color values that emphasize how …the black-and-white conversion is going to occur. …Let's go ahead and apply it, and you'll see here that we have several presets, such as …a green filter--that's going to give more emphasis to the green--maximum black, et cetera, and …these presets lets you quickly jump in and apply a different look. …However, what I find most useful is the On-Image tool. This allows you to click within the photo and drag.…

For example, the beak of the bird here was red, and using the bridge of its nose, I can …emphasize that I want that red a bit darker. Coming over here to the cheek was a yellow …area, and I could bring that up or down independent of the greens, which are affecting the bulk …of the rest of feathers. …So notice how we can get some separation there between the red, yellow, and green, which …is letting us preserve some of those original details.…