Digital BW, The Print

The most straight forward approach is to use the Channel Mixer set to 
monochrome.  You then mix each channel level into the grayscale 
image.  Something like 78% red, 20% green and 2% blue isn't a bad 
starting point.  I find that it is more important to "get all the 
data" into your grayscale image at this step than to get the contrast 
correct.  Then I do a Curve adjust to get the contrast the way I like 
it.

mark

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "colingruk" 
<cconway@b...> wrote:
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Don Wolfe" 
> <djwolfe5@y...> wrote:
> > I am looking for advice on converting a color image to black and 
> > white in photoshop.  What are some of the differenct work flows 
> used  
> > for this conversion?  Also I am open to suggestions for what film 
> to 
> > use, I am shooting medium format and scanning with a Nikon 8000.  
> Any 
> > advice is greatly appreciated.  Thanks.
> > 
> > Don
> 
> I know this does not address the question you posed, but I use 
> Picture Window 3.1 Pro from www.dl-c.com for several purposes 
where, 
> to my mind it is better than PS6: it is a 16/48 bit program, its 
> clone tools are superior, its Speck Removal precursed the healing 
> brush, it has hue fixing and correction, chromatic abberation 
> correction and, back on topic, an infinitely variable hue tool 
> (transformation/color/monochromatic if I remember aright) that 
allows 
> you to choose the tonalities you want before converting to B&W: but 
I 
> find the program's selection tools a pain which is where PS is also 
> for me.  Last time I checked PW3 was on 30 day fee trial – the full 
> Pro program is about $80.  I have no vested interest in the product.
> 
> Colin