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Learn to create incredible black and white interpretations of your color photos, with direct access to Tim Grey so you can get answers to your specific questions along the way.

NOTE: If you'd also like to join Tim Grey to learn about smartphone apps that can be incredibly helpful in your photography, you might be interested in registering for both online workshops being offered in June 2020. Get the details here:

https://www.greylearning.com/bundles/online-workshops-june-2020

Interpret with Maximum Control

In this four-part live online workshop experience, you'll learn to master the use of a variety of software tools to create beautiful black and white interpretations of your color photos. You'll learn to use the adjustments available in both Adobe Camera Raw (for Photoshop users) as well as Lightroom Classic, along with special effects in Photoshop and a variety of plug-ins.

Along the way, you'll be able to get your questions answered by Tim Grey during the live sessions or via email.

The four live online sessions will take place during the month of June 2020. Each session will be approximately two hours in duration. All sessions will be recorded, so that photographers who register for this workshop can view (and download) the session recordings anytime at their convenience.

Virtual Classroom Sessions

The live online sessions will be as follows:

• Conversion Basics
  Tuesday, June 9, 2020
  12:00pm to 2:00pm Eastern Time

• More Control with Photoshop
  Tuesday, June 16, 2020
  12:00pm to 2:00pm Eastern Time

• Sophisticated Black and White
  Tuesday, June 23, 2020
  12:00pm to 2:00pm Eastern Time

• Creative Effects
  Tuesday, June 30, 2020
  12:00pm to 2:00pm Eastern Time

What's Included

This online workshop experience includes:

• Four 2-hour live online interactive workshop sessions
• Access to recordings of all sessions you can watch (or download) anytime
• Ability to submit questions during the live sessions
• Option to submit follow-up questions via email

Session Details

During the four live online sessions included in this online workshop, you'll learn to make the most of a variety of software tools for producing beautiful and creative black and white images. Here are details of the topics covered in each session:

Conversion Basics

This session will provide you with a strong foundation for converting color photos to black and white, with adjustments that are available in both Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom Classic. Topics will include:

• Starting with the right photo
• Initial adjustments for the color image
• Interpreting colors to shades of gray
• Revisiting basic adjustments after conversion.
• Optimizing contrast and detail
• Adding basic creative effects

More Control with Photoshop

In this session you'll learn how to exercise greater control over the creation of a black and white photo with powerful tools in Adobe Photoshop. This will include:

• Getting images into Photoshop
• Converting to black and white with an adjustment layer
• Fine-tuning tonality with Curves
• Optimizing detail with Camera Raw as a filter
• Creating a partial black and white effect
• Retaining color in portions of an image

Sophisticated Black and White

There are a variety of plug-ins available for Photoshop and Lightroom Classic that enable you to create remarkable black and white photos from a color image. This session will cover the Silver Efex Pro plug-in, with topics including:

• Using presets as a starting point for a black and white interpretation
• Optimizing detail in your photos with powerful adjustment tools
• Applying targeted adjustments to an image
• Simulating the effect of colored filters from the wet darkroom
• Creating the effect of a variety of different film types
• Adding special creative effects, such as a vignette or color tint
• And more

Creative Effects

This session will focus on the Analog Efex Pro plug-in for applying a variety of vintage and creative effects to photos, with topics that will include:

• Simulating a wide variety of different capture formats, including film, vintage cameras, and wet plate photography
• Adding special effects to photos, including vignettes, framing effects, light leaks, dirt and scratches, and more
• Adding blur effects to a photo, including selective and motion blurs
• Randomizing various creative effects so no two photos will ever look exactly the same
• And much more

Have Questions?

If you have questions about this live online workshop experience, please email Tim Grey at [email protected].

Please Note: This is a live online workshop experience with direct access to Tim Grey, providing a valuable opportunity to get your specific questions answered. This workshop is not included in the GreyLearning Ultimate Bundle.