Digital BW, The Print

I realize one of the last things the world needs is another way to 
convert color images to B&W, but I am still inviting you to visit my 
web site to see the method I developed.  When I first started using 
Adobe Photoshop to convert color images to B&W, I tried the usual 
methods and found them unsatisfactory.  So I ended up spending a 
better part of a year researching, developing, testing and 
documenting a method, which I call the Tone Management System, which 
supports a visualization approach to B&W image making.  In the end, 
it is not a complex process, but it fully supports the ability to 
manage tone globally, locally (using selections and/or layer masks), 
by color range, by color channel or by targeting tone itself.

The site also has in depth discussions on the Photoshop 
Hue/Saturation, Levels and Curves controls and has a number of free 
downloads.  One of the downloads is a Photoshop brushes file.  I find 
the Photoshop default brush set does not necessarily contain the 
brushes most commonly used by photographers.  The brush set I created 
contains the shapes and softness I find the most useful for 
photography.
 
The site is free, there is no need to register to use the site and it 
does not leave cookies on your computer.  The home page is 
www.zuberphotographics.com.  The specific page for the Tone 
Management System is www.zuberphotographics.com/page_TMSIntro.htm.