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Color to Monochrome: Simple Conversions
This page covers the single-command conversions of a color image to monochrome in Adobe Photoshop. There are several available techniques including:
- Image mode to grayscale.
- Convert to Profile
- Desaturation.
All of these techniques can produces excellent results for some images, but they forgo control over the tonal mapping from color to grayscale. That is there is no control over the grayscale relationships based on color differences, other than the default algorithm. See the other pages for techniques that offer more control.
Into monochrome — Mode to Grayscale
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Diglloyd Infrared Photography covers cameras and lenses for infrared photography.
The coverage explains all the issues involved in shooting for monochrome and in infrared. It is not a review of any particular camera or lens, though many examples are included.
- Monochrome vs color cameras.
- Post processing for monochrome.
- Guidance on workflow for infrared, including black and white and channel swapping for false-color images.
- How infrared renders, and why certain spectral cutoffs matter: false color vs black and white.
- Image quality issues to be on the lookout for in infrared.
- Numerous lens evaluations in infrared.
View an overview of infrared as well as filter spectral transmission plus examples from an optimal lens.
