Secret slider for better Black and White in Lightroom

How to get the best Black and White conversion in Lightroom in 2 minutes

Here is a quick tip for making black & White photos in Lightroom, including a slider that makes a bigger difference than any of the others. The weird thing is this slider isn’t a black and white slider.

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Colin

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10 responses to “Secret slider for better Black and White in Lightroom”

Michael Preston says:
February 20, 2019 at 6:16 am
Thanks, Colin — Also, a slight bump (either way, as desired) with the Dehaze slider can sometimes serve as a final touch! 🙂
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Dennis Zito says:
February 20, 2019 at 6:23 am
Hi Colin,
Nope! I’ve never used the Temp and Tint sliders for Blk and Wht! I will now … Thanks for the Tip.
Dennis
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James Popovic says:
February 20, 2019 at 6:54 am
Didn’t think of that…Great One Colin! Thanks
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Blaine says:
February 20, 2019 at 8:35 am
Thanks Colin, I had noticed the temp and tint sliders were “available” but hadn’t thought to try them in B&W! Thanks, cool tip!
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gene wild says:
February 20, 2019 at 8:52 am
That’s one I haven’t tried…thanks for the tip
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Norman Wolfish says:
February 20, 2019 at 9:19 am
Great tip. I never thought of using the color sliders. Also using the color picker icon for idividual colors is sosmart.
Thnaks
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Crunch Hardtack says:
February 21, 2019 at 2:20 am
Thanx for the excellent little tutorial Colin. Tint and Temperature sliders are something I’m assuming most, if not all of us would not have given a second thought to in editing for black & white photography. What great tools!
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barbara jacobs says:
February 22, 2019 at 7:13 pm
Nuances are everything! Thanks.
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colin nicol says:
February 24, 2019 at 9:22 am
Will this work in CS6 camera raw?
Also does the button exist for clicking on a colour and then altering the B&W tone by dragging left or right?
Thanks,
Colin
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Susan Kovnat Dorn says:
May 17, 2019 at 12:21 pm
Taking a B&W class now and will definitely try the temp and tint sliders. Thanks for the great tips.
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