Lightroom
Editing Black and White Photos in Lightroom
Black and white photography strips an image down to its essentials: light, shadow, shape, and texture. Without color to lean on, every tonal decision matters more. Lightroom gives you excellent tools for black and white conversion, but the defaults are just a starting point. The Conversion Click “B&W” in the Basic panel or press V. Lightroom converts the image to monochrome using its default mix of color channels. This default is decent but rarely optimal.