At last a B@W video I was wishing for😎. Stack and subtract another neath touch thrown in as well😉 Superb result Jim. I tend to stay in colour after initial raw edit and use the colour tool selectively too create the contrasts between the tones, knowing that I am converting to B@W later, so thanks for an alternative , will definitely be trying out this technique. All the best. Mark
Jim, it's always a pleasure to see how you use Luminar Neo for processing. I use a combination of Capture One Pro, Photoshop, and Luminar Neo for all color work. But, I can't seem to get past using Silver Efex for B&W. Maybe someday.
Thanks much and yes I get that, Silver Efex Pro is a great product. I used to use it for monochromes but rarely use it anymore. But I recall it is quite a nice product.
Hey Jim, FYI the camera monochrome profiles are just like applying a color filter when shooting b/w. For example a yellow filter will darken the sky, etc. So when you use the b/w tool just use the color sliders and you can do the same thing. For this image I'd also suggest boosting the white slider or curve so that you have some pure white (touching the edge of the histogram) and adding more black as well. That is where you'll get punch.
Agree, for some pictures where I have a very blue sky and fluffy white clouds sometimes I prefer to use the blue slider down to create a dramatic contrast between the blue sky and the white clouds, similar to using a yellow/red filter in the old days of B&W film (yes I revealed my age with that comment, but I used those 😂 ) In many cases I end using combinations of sliders in the B&W to control luminance of some colors and masking to control light and contrast of areas. However, I have not played with the camera profiles, so thanks Jim for giving me yet another tool to play with.
Jim Nix, has a video on how to edit real estate photos in Luminar Neo, where at the end of editing, a second layer is created so that, for example, in an interior photo, this layer (negative exposure) is applied to the window areas and can you see the outside perfectly? There are loads of videos like these with Lightroom. From Luminar Neo, not even fleeces. Therefore, many real estate photographers ignore Luminar Neo because they are not sure whether or not it can be done.
as you know Jim, I still do my image editing in PSX but decided to just have a play with an image actually taken by a friend in color of course but decided to try some of your techniques. The major thing I did differently was to use single image HDR and along with some other adjustments including some masking and other adjustments came up with something that works although unfortunately because PSX does not have a history function I can't repeat the exact process again. I could have saved as a project for something similar to history but each step is not individually editable. The tips and ideas were great though. Thanks!
@@Lysander-Spooner I just don't have enough time to cover them along with other things that I already cover and like better. They are fine products, just not in my top favorites.
Always enjoy your videos, Jim. Appreciate the tips here. Unfortunately, Neo still doesn't recognize my Fuji raw files, so no camera profiles come up. I can edit Fuji raw files, but no camera profiles. By the way, beautiful photo!
Good question and not really. I kinda/sorta think about it at times but not always. But on days like this one (overcast, etc) it definitely comes into mind while shooting.
