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Winter in Hokkaido. XPro2 18mm F2

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Twilight in Sapporo. Xpro2 . 18mm F2

 

 

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On the beach. Xpro 2 14mm F2.8

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Last summer at Pashley Manor Gardens, East Sussex. Colour or B&W ?

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My favourite method for converting Color photos to B&W, has to be Photoshop Gradient map. I watched a video which walked through about 8 different methods, but the gradient map seemed to retain the largest tonal range of colors when converted into B&W. I shoot 100% of my photos in color, but end up converting a lot to B&W in post. Usual method is to fully edit for color in Lightroom, transfer to Photoshop only to apply the "Gradient Map", then bring it back to lightroom and adjust levels to taste.

 

Here's an example of the look when finished:

 

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I've tried just editing in Lightroom by switching to the B&W panel, but for some reason it often reduces the overall tonal range of colors. Gradient map is visibly better, every time (and it's a very simple conversion!)

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