One quick and easy, non-destructive method for converting a color photo to black and white in Photoshop is to use a Black and White Adjustment Layer. Then, if you want to customize the look of your image, you can use a preset or adjust tones for each color with the sliders to create a variety of looks.
Related links:
Convert a color image to black and white
Adjusting color and tone in Photoshop
Adjustment and fill layers in Photoshop
There are, of course, many different ways to accomplish the task of converting from a color image to black and white. If you are new at this, you can start by trying the method above. Are you feeling adventurous? Try it in several different Adobe apps. Share your preferred method or your favorite black and white photo in the comments section below.
Learn how to convert a photo to black and white using other Adobe apps:
Quickly convert a photo to black and white using Photoshop on the iPad
Quickly convert a photo to black and white using Lightroom for mobile
Quickly convert a photo to black and white using Lightroom Classic
In general saving your images in jpg format will give the smallest file size.
Jpg is a lossy format so it's a trade off between that size and the quality of the image.
Alternatively, make the images smaller and / or let a click on these pop up a larger image.
All of the above can be combined to improve page load speeds
For further reading, please take a look at:
One quick and easy, non-destructive method for converting a color photo to black and white in Photoshop is to use a Black and White Adjustment Layer. Then, if you want to customize the look of your image, you can use a preset or adjust tones for each color with the sliders to create a variety of looks.
Related links:
Convert a color image to black and white
Adjusting color and tone in Photoshop
Adjustment and fill layers in Photoshop
There are, of course, many different ways to accomplish the task of converting from a color image to black and white. If you are new at this, you can start by trying the method above. Are you feeling adventurous? Try it in several different Adobe apps. Share your preferred method or your favorite black and white photo in the comments section below.
Learn how to convert a photo to black and white using other Adobe apps:
Quickly convert a photo to black and white using Photoshop on the iPad
Quickly convert a photo to black and white using Lightroom for mobile
Quickly convert a photo to black and white using Lightroom Classic
In general saving your images in jpg format will give the smallest file size.
Jpg is a lossy format so it's a trade off between that size and the quality of the image.
Alternatively, make the images smaller and / or let a click on these pop up a larger image.
All of the above can be combined to improve page load speeds
For further reading, please take a look at:
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