With a photograph open, in the Guided mode, select Black and White.
Use the Black and White Guided Edit on your photographs to create black and white images from colored images. You can apply from a range of black and white presets to create a crisp, black and white photo, or add a diffuse glow effect to the photos to obtain a surreal, dreamy result.
With a photograph open, in the Guided mode, select Black and White.
Select a preset that you would like to work with, on the selected photograph.
If you do not like the effect of a preset, choose another preset. In this step, Photoshop Elements does not apply one preset on top of another. Each time you select a preset, the selected photo is reset to its original state and the preset is applied afresh.
(Optional) If you have a central subject or would like to highlight an aspect of your photo, you can apply a diffused glow. Click the Diffuse Glow button to apply a minimal amount of glow to the photo. To change the diffused glow effect to specific portions of the photo:
(Optional) To increase the contrast between the highlighted areas and other portions of the photo, click the Increase Contrast button.
Click the Increase Contrast button multiple times, to increase the contrast.
Click Next to go to the Share panel.
Or click Cancel to discard all the current changes.
In the Share panel choose from the following options:
Finally, click Done to apply the effect.
Use the B&W Color Pop Guided Edit to highlight one single color in an image and de-saturate the other colors. You can choose to go with a default color (Red, Yellow, Blue, or Green), or use the options available to refine the effect.
With a photograph open, in Guided mode, select B&W Color Pop.
Choose a color that you would like to retain on the picture. If you notice multiple tones of the color on this image, click Select Custom Color and then use the color picker to click on a sample in the photo.
When you complete this step, areas of the photo that are the same color you selected appear saturated. The rest of the photo starts to resemble a black and white photo.
To include less or more tones of the selected color, move the Fuzziness slider to the left or right.
(Optional) Click Refine Effect, and then add or negate to the B&W Color Pop effect on portions of the photo. The Size slider enables you switch the size of the brush, and the Opacity slider determines the strength of the effect applied.
Click Increase Saturation to make the color you have chosen pop. This makes the objects of that color stand out from the relatively flat black and white photo.
Click Next to go to the Share panel.
Or click Cancel to discard all the current changes.
In the Share panel choose from the following options:
Finally, click Done to go to the selection screen.
Use the Selective Black and White Guided Edit to desaturate the colors of portions of a photograph that you select. When you desaturate portions of a photograph, the other areas of the photograph automatically appear highlighted. After you make selections, you can fine tune your selection.
With a photograph open, in Guided mode, select B&W Selection.
Click the B&W Selection Brush. From the available options, choose to either Add or Subtract areas that you would like to conver to black and white. Use the Brush Size slider to determine how much area is affected in strokes across the photograph.
If you are applying this effect around an object that has multiple, fine edges (for example, hair), click the Refine Edge to further fine tune your selection.
To add or erase the black and white effect to more portions of the photograph selectively, click B&W Detail Brush, select an action and brush size, and then paint on the effect.
To cause an exact opposite of the effect produced so far, click Invert Effect.
Click Next to go to the Share panel.
Or click Cancel to discard all the current changes.
In the Share panel choose from the following options:
Finally, click Done to apply the effect.
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