It gives images a strong, deep tonality which is just what the image needs and a great starting point. This LUT is called BW-Bactor, from the Black & White LUTs set. You can import LUTs into categories which you can name yourself to make them easier to find later. LUTs are applied in the Exposure X LUT panel. I’m a huge fan of the presets, which can be used across a number of different programs. For this, though, I wanted to use a LUT (lookup table). There are all sorts of ways of doing this in Exposure X, including a large number of excellent presets. My first step was to convert the image into black and white. I’m using the finished image with all its layers for these screenshots, but switching the upper layers on progressively to show how the effect has been built. The first simply converts the image to black and white, the second applies a radial mask to lighten the central part of the scene and the third adds a contrast adjustment, a split tone effect and a frame. Note only that, sometimes you need to make local adjustments to specific areas of a photo, and for this you need separate adjustment layers and masks.įor this photo I wanted to do three main things, with an adjustment layer for each. In Exposure X5 (and many other programs) you can name the layers to remind yourself what you’ve done. Even if all the adjustments could be applied on a single layer, separating them in this way makes it much easier to keep the different stages and the things you’re trying to achieve separate. These are useful for all sorts of reasons. I like Exposure X for the way it works for this kind of image – its tools and adjustments seem to respond exactly in line with what I’m trying to achieve. These same techniques can be used in a lot of different programs. This doesn’t have to be done in Exposure X5. It’s also a good example the kind of image which works well in black and white, one with strong shapes and strong lighting with a good range of tones and some great tonal gradations. It uses a number of different tools so it’s a good chance to see how these work and how they can be used together. ![]() This project turns a regular color RAW file into a strong black and white image in Exposure X5.
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