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    (1) The document discusses techniques for improving black-and-white conversions of photos where either the sky or ground is problematic, including using Gradient Map adjustment layers and layer masks. (2) Key steps include setting the foreground color to black, adding Gradient Map layers, and using the Brush tool to paint over problem areas with the original color. (3) Additional techniques include duplicating layers and changing their blend modes to darken skies dramatically.

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    P H O TO S H O P F O R D I G I TA L P H O TO G R A P H E R S

    Day Eleven
    Instructor:
    Scott Kelby

    Todays Lesson:
    Dealing With Problem Black-and-White Conversions
    Heres what to do with those hard-to-convert photos.

    Key Concepts:
    Sometimes you have a photo you want to convert to black-and-white, where either the sky or the ground creates
    a problem, and you can get one or the other looking goodbut not both. Heres what to do in that situation.
    (1) You start by setting your foreground color to black, then choosing Gradient Map from the Adjustment Layer
    pop-up menu at the bottom of the Layers palette. You can also try duplicating the Gradient Map layer to add
    even more contrast.
    (2) Because Gradient Maps are adjustment layers, if adding one hurts part of the image (the sky in our example),
    you can get the Brush tool, choose black as your Foreground color, then paint over the sky area, and the original
    sky will come back. Thats the beauty of using Adjustment Layers.
    (3) To enhance your sky (and make it look more contrasty), you can duplicate the color background layer, drag it
    to the top of the Layers stack, add another Gradient Map Adjustment Layer, then Press Command-E (PC: Ctrl-E)
    to merge these two layers. Duplicate this layer and change it to Multiply mode or Linear Burn mode (these both
    make the sky much darker and more dramaticchoose the one you like best).
    (4) Hold the Option key (PC: Alt key) and click the Layer Mask icon to hide these clouds behind a mask.
    (5) Get the Brush tool, set White as your Foreground color, and paint over just the sky to reveal them.

    Keyboard Shortcuts Used:


    To look at the different Layer Blend modes, press Shift-+ (the plus sign). Each time you press that shortcut,
    youll see the next blend mode in the list. This only works when you have a Layer (it wont work if you just
    have a background layeryou have to have a layer above it for layer blend modes to be active).

    Additional Material Not Covered In Class:


    When you apply an Adjustment Layer, it comes with its own Layer Mask built right in. That Layer Mask
    is filled with white, so you see the full effect of whichever Adjustment Layer youve chosen. However, if
    youd like to quickly hide the effect of your Adjustment Layer (in other wordsyou want to quickly fill
    the layer mask with black, so you can reveal just parts of the adjustment by painting in white), you can
    do that by simply pressing Command-I (PC: Ctrl-I). This inverts the white mask, giving you a black mask
    in one quick shortcut.

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