affinity photo Using Color To Improve Tones In Black & White Photos

[Smee Again]

I don't generally dabble in black & white images because no matter how much I tinker with the black & white conversion I never get the type of results I want. I can work with the black & white adjustment layer but it doesn't bet me where I want to be. Add on levels, brightness & contrast, curves, or anything else and I still don't get the kind of tones I want. Blake Rudis (F64 Academy) had a video this week that has really helped me get the kind of tones I wanted . . . by adjusting the tonal values of the colors.

After trying the method he described, it definitely improved my black & white conversions. I pushed certain areas a bit too much on each of these, but here are two examples:

 

The video can be found here:

 

[StudioJason]

Found this a while back...and is for Affinity Photo- is a simple easy format and easy install as a Preset. Based on settings transferring Value Tones for both B/W and Color simultaneously...so correct values are displayed in either. Is a basic Correct use of a Standard B/W Adjustment use. 
Even Free Downloadable Link in Description...even gives the Color Card to test. Results are really unbelievably good. You’ll definitely notice the difference.

Downloaded and installed, works perfectly...even on iPad. Can then add other Adjustments to vary desired Brightness/Darkness...but overall Value Tones remain same.
 

   Affinity Revolution - Stop doing this to your Black & Whites

 

[Smee Again]

Nice tutorial, and a really simple way to get similar results. Thanks for sharing!

[Kasper-V]

If you use the HSL adjustment to desaturate a colour image, you get the same problem. But if you use the Vibrance adjustment to reduce saturation (not vibrance!) it uses the human-perception values . . .