How to Convert Photos to Black and White With Lightroom Classic

Adobe makes really easy to and images. With control, however, comes complexity. In this screencast I how to convert your photos using Lightroom’s powerful Black and White panel.

This tutorial will show you everything you need to know to start using Lightroom to create awesome black and white conversions.


In this tutorial, I cover how to: 

  • access Lightroom’s black and white controls
  • disable Lightroom’s black and white automatic conversion
  • individually control how the in your image are converted to black and white
  • make creative decisions about what you are trying to achieve in a black and white conversion
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My updated, creatively converted black and white image. Image by the author.