Saturday Special 12/5 – Black and White Photos
Hello! Melissa (Yzebear19) here with another great Saturday Special challenge! I absolutely love black and white photos. I know there are many who fear using them. This week I’m going to show you another method for changing your photos black and white. The instructions used are based on Photoshop 7.0. So they may vary depending on your program.
Here is my original color photo
The most common method for turning color photos black and white is using the desaturation method.
Select IMAGE from the toolbar at the top
Then ADJUSTMENTS
Then DESATURATE
Here is the result:
Another method is using an adjustment level
Create a new ADJUSTMENT OR FILL LEVEL by clicking on the icon that looks like a half black and white circle
Select CHANNEL MIXER
Make sure that you have MONOCHROME marked. Then adjust each of the sliders one at a time to 100. Put the other colors to 0. Try each color at 100 to see which looks best. You can even try layering more than one adjustment layer. Here is what mine looks like with each of the adjustment layers.
Red 100
Green 100
Blue 100
Here is my layout with my edited photo:
Here are some fantastic layouts from the Creative Team:
By Stefanie:
Credits: Krisi’s Kreations Block it V1 – Card Templates and Happiest Season of All by Britt-ish Designs
By Kathleena:
Credits: “So grateful” by Sahlin Studio and Superplum Paperie
By Jendavey:
Credits: Carly by Trixie Scraps, Fill in the blank by Erica Zane, and My Personal Favorites Templates by Denise Beatty
By Jennamy:
Credits: Violette by Juno Designs and Wire Rimmed Alpha by Sahlin Studio
By Panders77:
Credits: “So grateful” by Sahlin Studio and Superplum Paperie
Your task is to create a layout using black and white photos, using whichever method you like. Have fun! Can’t wait to see all your layouts with those gorgeous black and white photos! 
