Convert to Black and White

The medium of black and white is favored by a lot of photographers—it evokes feelings of antiquity, style, and artiness in many different scenarios. The trouble is, if you ask a bunch of photographers how to convert a file into black and white, they'll come up with multiple different ways of doing it—some good, some great, some complex.

Elements makes the conversion process a little easier with it's own Convert to Black and White tool. Here's how it works:

Step one: Choose the Convert to Black and White tool (Alt/Opt + Ctrl/Cmd + B or Enhance>Convert to Black and White).

Step two: The Convert window opens and the image in the main edit space automatically converts into one of the black and white recipes on offer. With the introduction of higher-resolution monitors, the fixed-shape preview before-and-after windows are less relevant than the main image behind it.

Step three: Choose from one of the preset...