A high key black and white conversion

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A high key black and white conversion with
Lightzone 3
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A high key black and white conversion with
Lightzone 3
by Jacek Gózdz
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Let's open an image
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There are no default tools (I don't use them) and
'Raw Adjustments' are left unchanged
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Time for default BW conversion
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I will brighten the image using relight tool
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'Shadow' slider brightened the image (especially
shadows)...
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... while 'Detail' and 'Depth' were used to give
the image better sharpness
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Now I need to brighten the sky and some details.
I will use...
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... big radius sharpening with 'lighten' blend
mode
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Need some contrast and extra sharpness on the
leaves near
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I will do it using high radius sharpening (again)
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I used a region to leave trees untouched
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Now some final contrast with zone mapper (up to
taste)
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And that's it!
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Before
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... and after
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