Low Key Black and White Editing Technique in Luminar AI - Simple Editing, Great Results!

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After the great response from the last black and white photo editing tutorial, (   • Amazing Black and Whites in Luminar AI - A...  ) and the requests I received, I've made another one! This time we're taking a look at creating a soft, low-key edit where we lift up the blacks and control the white point using curves. We only use 3 tools in Luminar to achieve the look and then add one local adjustment mask to control some of the brighter distracting areas. I use portraits to demonstrate the processing but the edit can equally be applied to other genres of photography.

Achieving a good black and white comes down to controlling the tonal values in your photo, and that begins with a good capture in camera where the highlights and shadows are given consideration. Because, after all, it's the contrast between light and dark that is the ingredient to creating a good monochrome photo.

We'll look at building this black and white template and how we can then apply the greyscale look to other photos. We cover the light tool including the key to the look which is curves. We delve into the black and white conversion, vignetting and local adjustment masks for fine tuning.

I hope you enjoy the video and find it helpful!

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