It’s a good idea to also turn on Exposure Warnings, so that you can see if you start to push it too far. Let’s also add 40 Clarity in Punch mode and 12 Structure.Īnd we can increase the contrast more by applying a somewhat aggressive Luma Curve to darken the shadows and mid-tones, and lighten the highlights slightly. Then, on the Background layer (as opposed to creating a layer) let’s adjust the Levels to brighten the whites by moving the white point to -226, to open up the whites in the image, and move the midpoint to -0.18 to increase the contrast a little. We can customize it to suit and speed up our workflow, enabling us to quickly work through our images.įirst, let’s enable Black and White and reduce the Blue channel to -20, to darken the blue in the sky a little. Some of the shortcuts I use are custom shortcuts, that may be different to yours, but this is another one of the many things that I love about Capture One. Here are the steps that I follow to create my high contrast black and white image of what I call “The Boat Graveyard” in Hokkaido, Japan. Today we’re going to take this image, straight out of the camera:Īnd convert it to this black and white image: And I get to reap the benefits of the ever-improving processing engine as Capture One is upgraded over the years. I can also revisit and tweak my processing without having to completely reprocess it in a third-party application. I can save on disk space, because I don’t have to save large PSD or TIFF files.
Being able to work directly on my raw files affords me a number of important benefits. Much of the work I make from the locations we visit is converted to black and white, and Capture One enables me to create beautifully toned black and white images without the need for third party plugins.
#BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO WITH ONE COLOR TRIAL#
If you don’t already have Capture One – make sure to download a 30-day free trial here.Įach year, I travel to Hokkaido, the northern-most island of Japan, to lead my minimalist winter landscape photography tour. Watch the step-by-step video tutorial that accompanies this blog post to see Martin’s edits in action. Brand Ambassador Martin Bailey shares his workflow on one of his images, showing his process to emphasize the level of control you have in Capture One. While there’s minimal work involved in turning a color image into black and white, there’s a few more steps to creating stunning black and white photography. To learn more about our latest version, click here. NOTE: This article discusses an outdated version of Capture One.