How to make a dramatic black & white portrait in Photoshop
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 พ.ค. 2021
- Download your FREE black & white grunge preset here:
www.joelgrimes.com/grungy-bla...
In this video, I'll show you my entire process for making a dramatic and grungy black & white photo in Photoshop.
I love the creative process of transforming a good image into something amazing. This isn't complicated or hard to learn!
I wanted to share this process because it combines a lot of different techniques that combine to create a grungy and dramatic image. You'll learn how to replace a sky, how to work with layer masks, how to use the Hue/Sat tool, how to improve an image using dodge and burn, how to add grunge to your image, and much, much, more.
Enjoy!
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01:38 - 🏁 Getting started in Photoshop.
02:24 - 🌅 How to replace a sky in Photoshop.
04:10 - 🧰 Customizing the sky replacement.
05:05 - 🖌 Using the brush tool to fix the layer mask.
05:54 - 🎨 Hue/Saturation tweaking to control the blacks.
06:54 - 👀 Improving the subject's eyes using dodge and burn.
08:41 - 🎇 Adding a vignette to improve the overall composition.
10:36 - 🎚 Black and white conversion and tweaks using sliders.
11:38 - 📇 Adding grunge to the image in Photoshop using Adobe Camera Raw.
15:00 - 🤹♂️ Trying an alternate color version using ACR.
17:10 - 👨🏫 Final review of the image.
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Gratefully greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱
Awesome video... thanks so much for sharing black and white tutorial...
Thanks for this.
My pleasure!
Thanks for all of these videos!!!
You are so welcome!
Excelente trabajo Joel, me encanta el blanco y negro y este tipo de videos es un lujo tenerlos. Un abrazo desde México!!!
I do enjoy a great contrasty image. I will definitely be trying your steps and action. Thank you Joel.
Best of luck!
Iconic photo. Really love it.
Thanks Josh!
Great stuff Joel !
Just spend 2 interrumped day in your tutorial, but finally I finished it, and I am very happy with the result! Tnaks Joel!
Amazing! thanks for the feedback!
Thank you. I applied this technique to an image I took some years ago of an elderly gentleman with a " lived in Face". A little tweeking including bring opacity of "grunge layer" down to 80% and come up with a pleasing resault.
You are the best Joel. Love your style and willingness to share it all with us.
You really are inspiring mate, cheers 🥃
You're very welcome Matthew!
awesome Joel, Thank you very much!
Thanks, Hermy
Great video! Thanks!
Thanks, Viktor!
Very easy to follow tutorial -- I will definitely share this so others can see it .
Thanks for sharing!
Great tutorial , learned so much
Thanks for watching!
Love it… like he said before… an artist with tools. I flew across the country to attend his workshop in LA. Live here in AZ. Hope you have one here!!
Thanks so much for the tips. Enjoyed it, learned a lot. Like your easy going but confident presentation style.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love it! It's funny just the other day I was thinking, I want to get on the Square format for some images, Thanks for the Preset!
You're welcome!
Hi Joel, very informative! Thanks a lot, God bless you!
Thanks Nate! You're very welcome!
Fastastic tutorial. Thank you for the preset. That was an amazing photo by the way.
Glad you liked it!
Thank you very much for sharing! I was trying to create dramatic portraits but with no success, I definitely trying the new method!
Best of luck!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge with whom wants to learn at the age of 66 years.
You're very welcome!
Joel..what an interesting tutorial..great delivery> thank you
Thanks, David!
This is awesome Joel.
thanks, George!
Wow~Very nice!!! Your video is wonderful.🥰🥰🥰
Thanks!!!
Fantastic video! Bravo 🤩
Thank you! Cheers!
Hi Joel, after completing your Still Life Master class, It really got my creative juices flowing with my own twist. I have been using my macro lens and some used flash equipment to photograph flowers. I have been using some of this grunge look as well. Thanks for these tutorials!
That's awesome Doug. Great to hear!
Thank you. Stumbled across you while checking for something completely different, glad I did. Not wanting to be accused of blowing smoke up your @#%, your work is amazing. Thanks for your generosity in sharing. I'm 67 and still learning LOL.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching
I love your tutorial, and love the look of the grunge technique.
Can it be applied in Capture One?
Muy bueno
Gracias
Hello from Michigan, Joel!
Hello!
question I heard at one time after you edit in 16 bit is it true when you flatten everything and get it ready to print , should you change it to 8bit or leave it at 16 bit for printing
I'm primarily a large format B&W film portrait photographer so found this of interest.
I fully expected you to add a bit of sepia tint to the finished product.
it's all about personal artistic preference so whatever works best for you
You can also do this the opposite way around by taking a monochrome image and colourzing it in Photoshop (thanks to PS's new neural filters which are supported by Ai) ;)
Joel, thank you for the video. I purchased your still life, and I wanted to learn little more from your post-processing. Great video! I just would like to point out that it is hard to make out your photoshop steps, because the video is very fuzzy, literally hard to see/read the icons and text on layers. Not sure why it is that way.
thanks for the feedback!!
@@joelgrimes I agree with Vicki, it definitely seems to be too low of a resolution to easily see the photoshop menus and other text. FWIW, I was initially surprised by Vicki's comment so I had to go check. The first time I watched this was on a 75" 4K TV through a 4K Apple TV and I didn't notice a major problem with the resolution. However, I just tried it on my windows machine on an ultrawide 3440x1440 (not a 4K) and it's definitely fuzzy. I went back and watched it on my 4K and it's definitely being upscaled, which made it slightly easier to see but there's even there it's not crisp. I have no idea what a minimum resolution should be if it's needed for showing text, however.
how do you turn the background all black in photoshop?
Very dramatic. I am having trouble installing the downloaded preset though. Any thoughts?
Just search how to install presets.
If we take a tequila shot by every “ah” in the video, we will get drunk in one minute 😂
We'd be dead by the end of the video! Still love it!
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Hey, Joel! Question... Why don't you upload in 4K to get the most amount of quality out of these tutorial videos?
thanks for the feedback, constantly tweaking my process. And for sure a photographer first not a video guy. I'll keep improving though!
@@joelgrimes I'm here if you need help 😁😂
sorry but I cannot find where to download the filter
Awesome tutorial! Unfortunately, I've done everything possible and the Camera Raw Filter has no effect on the image. All the settings are still set at zero. Now I actually can't even find the download. I'll admit that I haven't been working with PS for a while, but I've never had a download dissappear on me... Grrr.
I don't know how I found it... but I did and somehow it worked... And it looks GREAT! Wish I could send it in because we look great! Thanks Joel!
Glad to hear if Jeff!
Hi Joel, this is a bit late but here goes... In the video you complain about the resultant tiff file being only 16-bit. Try this: Once the file has been processed in HDR Pro go to "Save As" and save as a tiff, click "Save" and in the next dialogue box you can save as "32-bit (Float). That file can then be imported into either Lightroom or PS as a 32-Bit file....
I have a number of Joel's tutorials and this is great but ruined because I couldn't download the preset. Spent an hour on it but just got a xmp. file
Sorry about this John, I hope you got it sorter. the .xmp is the preset
Great video thanks for sharing! but you look like hell a sweatshirt bro???
Would be nice if your source file was not empty. No photo to be found by LR.
I know Joel is a commercial photographer and he’s cultivated that HDR look cause it’s how he earns a living. But I have to say, am not a fan of HDR/over processed photos. Still enjoyed the video, the man is a pro’s pro.
For sure there's a personal touch and choice involved. These techniques can be used a minimal/invisible amount and still add some nice depth/detail to an image
Nice shot, but for my taste a bit too HDRish. A bit more black depths and whiter lights would be my taste…
You're welcome! Thanks for watching
You should have made it in lightroom, so it would be more realistic 😉
Thanks for watching Villiam. Always room for differing artistic choices!
Sorry, you lost me on the sky replacement. Whatever that is, it’s not photography. I wish you well in your efforts, but they’re definitely not intended for me.
Very cool image and great tricks to try! Nice job as always!
It looked much better in color. There is some kind of "uncanny valley/artificial" vibe in this b/w version, you know this fake grittyness; but in color greaaat photo as always.
Thanks Damian! I love the grungy look. I think it comes from dodging and burning in the darkroom
Honestly, you should know your subject before you try to teach. Stuttering and stammering for words just confirms you have no idea what you are doing.
Thanks for the feedback Guy. I'm just getting started...
Seriously, Guy? Joel is absolutely a true talent, a hard working photographer for many years. People who stammer and search for words generally are very intelligent - their brains are going faster than their mouths can process the thoughts. Do your research on speech patterns before you make a judgement on others. Or even better, start your own TH-cam channel, and let’s see how you do.
What a troll. Spend your energy helping others instead of trying to put people down 😂 Joel is dropping gems
@@joelgrimes Don't give up, Joel! You have a bright future ahead of you, maybe Canon will work with you some day. In all seriousness, stumbled upon your page and have been binging your content. Much love from Phoenix.
You can't be serious ! Please prepare your tutorials so we don't get sick & tired of all your "humm" and other endless interruptions. You just don't show any respect for your audience.
Looking at your own contributions on TH-cam (none) I might consider that the only one who shows disrespect is yourself. Jealous ….?Or a lack of concentration following a real useful tutorial…. This guy shares a bunch of his skills to a grateful audience . Free . How about you?