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Dynamic_mentor5CE5
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Jul 17, 2025 4:39 PM UTC
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B&W to Color

Hi everyone! New to the group. Seeking some advice... I have a B&W photo that I'd love to convert to color. Are there any Lightroom experts here who could share some tips on how to achieve a natural-looking color conversion? Thanks in advance!

Rob_Cullen
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Jul 18, 2025 2:29 AM UTC

Another good start is the Neural Filter for [Colorize]- In Photoshop.

 

 

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.6, Photoshop 27.8, ACR 18.7, Lightroom 9.4, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
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Rob_Cullen
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Jul 18, 2025 2:29 AM UTC

Another good start is the Neural Filter for [Colorize]- In Photoshop.

 

 

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Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.6, Photoshop 27.8, ACR 18.7, Lightroom 9.4, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
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    AlekeCommunity Manager
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    Jul 17, 2025 6:02 PM UTC

    Hi @Dynamic_mentor5CE5, welcome to the community!

    It might take a bit of time, but one way to get that effect is by creating separate masks for different areas and then adjusting the color and lighting for each. I gave it a quick try by going to "Create New Mask" and selecting "People", Lightroom will automatically detect the people in the photo and let you choose specific areas like skin, hair, etc. Once selected, you can tweak the color and light sliders until you get the look you're going for. You can repeat the process for each specific area you want to color

    Hope this helps, let us know how it goes!

    Alek

     


     


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