Five black-and-white editing mistakes and how to fix them

Getting the best black and white from a colour digital image shouldn't be difficult, and yet many photographers struggle to achieve a good result.
In this video, I'll share what I believe are the five most common mistakes photographers make during the editing process, along with some hints and tips to correct them.

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SILVERCHROME Profiles for Lightroom
All of our photographs are edited with my SilverChrome profiles for Lightroom Classic. Details are at:
https://jeffascough.com/silverchrome

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ZINES!!

We have just added two new Zines to our bookstore.

SHOWFIELD - Sarah G Ascough
In 2017, Sarah began her Showfield project, photographing the agricultural shows of Northern England. By 2019, she had published her first zine from the project, receiving rave reviews from notable photographers such as Tom Stoddart, Peter Dench, Martin Parr, and Homer Sykes. The zine was also accepted into the Martin Parr Foundation Library.

In this latest zine, Sarah updates the project with recent images alongside some classic photographs from the first publication.

21+6 - Jeff Ascough
In this zine, we have a collection of Jeff's dynamic street photographs taken with his beloved 21mm focal length lens. From south coast beaches to mid-winter rain in Manchester, the innovative perspective of the lens, combined with his shoot-from-the-hip style, results in a series of close-up, gritty, and unique images.

We are using Blurb Books for the printing and worldwide distribution of our zines so please order through them via the links below. If you don't see your currency, click your country flag in the corner of the website.

For the UK
https://www.blurb.co.uk/user/ascoughp...

Rest of the world
https://www.blurb.com/user/ascoughphoto

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OBERWERTH
I'm a big fan of Oberwerth camera bags and straps. I'm currently using a Photo Backpack Sling in brown and black Oberwerth Mosel Casual straps in medium. Oberwerth have very kindly given us an affiliate link and discount code for our subscribers and viewers:

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Use the Code Alice10 for 10% off your order.

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For 1-2-1 tuition and online sessions with Jeff
https://www.jeffascough.com/online-ph...

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Jeff website: https://jeffascough.com
Sarah website: https://sarahascough.com
Instagram:   / walklikealice  

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Gear used in the making of this video

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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:26 Poor colour
01:42 The problem with presets
03:05 Contrast
05:32 Blown highlights
06:47 Obsessing over noise