Photoshop tutorial - Post processing: Toning black and white images

Read more post-processing tutorials here.

This easy post-processing tutorial shows how to tone black and white images to give them an art approach. It can turn a rather boring image into something interesting.

It is best used for cityscapes, objects and still life.

Before & After

1- Convert your image to black and white (Image > Adjustments > Desaturate)

2- Insert a Color balance adjustment layer

First tone the hilights to your preferences.

Then the shadows.

Finally adjust the midtones slightly.

Preserve Luminosity tends to increase considerably the contrast and shadows, therefore I avoid it.

Some examples of black and white toning can be seen on my photoblog Lightfocus.org.

Technorati Tags: post-processing, tutorial, tone, black and white, art, toning, photoblog, color, colour, cityscape, landscape, still life